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Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

DesignPro Automation has been honoured with the Manufacturer of the Year – Medium Business award at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025, recognising its leadership in automation, innovation, and sustainable manufacturing.

Author: News & Insights

The S&P Global Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.2 in October, marking a two-month high, with factory output and new domestic orders growing, while export orders fell sharply and input cost inflation eased.

Author: Business Plus

Six projects across ICT, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing receive €36.9m under DTIF Call 7, supporting disruptive technologies, fostering industry–academic collaboration, driving R&D, creating high-value jobs, and boosting Ireland’s innovation ecosystem.

Author: UCD

UCD’s Professor Niall Barron secures €2M funding for TRANS‑AM project, advancing efficient gene therapy production and analysis in collaboration with APC Ltd, NIBRT, and VLE Therapeutics to reduce costs and improve accessibility.

Author: Quantum Zeitgeist

Equal1 secures €13.7M DTIF funding for QUBIC project, advancing quantum computing in energy, pharmaceuticals, climate modelling, and materials science through collaboration with UCD, Biosimulytics, and industry partners.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The manufacturing sector is entering a period of renewed growth as companies invest in expansion, innovation, and workforce development. Strategic capital deployment and operational excellence are increasingly critical to competitiveness and long-term sustainability. As Tate invests $61M in Glasgow, the company’s investment is set to create 400 new manufacturing roles, reinforcing the region’s industrial capacity and supporting local economic development. The project highlights how targeted investment can combine growth with community impact. Meanwhile, Merck commits $3B in Virginia demonstrates the scale of investment required to expand pharmaceutical production and meet global demand. The initiative underlines the importance of modern infrastructure, technological innovation, and workforce development in sustaining critical manufacturing sectors. Recognition and celebration of achievement also drive progress. Manufacturing Excellence Awards highlights showcase organisations setting new benchmarks in efficiency, sustainability, and innovation. These stories illustrate a sector defined by strategic foresight, operational excellence, and a commitment to shaping a resilient manufacturing future. Explore more insights, trends, and case studies shaping the global manufacturing landscape by subscribing to our newsletter.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025 brought together leaders, innovators, and changemakers from across Ireland’s manufacturing sector to celebrate excellence, ingenuity, and the pursuit of continuous improvement.

Author: Engineering.com

Komaspec has opened a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hai Phong, Vietnam, creating 100 jobs and expanding its global production capacity for sheet metal, assembly, and injection molding solutions.

Author: IEN

Merck will invest $3 billion to build a 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, creating 500 jobs and strengthening U.S. small-molecule production capacity.

Author: Lexingtonky News

Tate, a Kingspan subsidiary, will invest $61.2 million in a new 764,000-square-foot facility in Glasgow, Kentucky, creating 400 jobs and expanding its advanced data centre manufacturing operations.