Irish Government Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, yesterday officially opened Mergon Group's Mi (Mergon Innovation) Centre at its headquarters in Castlepollard, Westmeath.
The MiCentre is the amalgamation of Mergon’s expertise in advanced manufacturing, robotics, automation and failsafe technologies, all now under one roof. It is part of ongoing investment by the company in innovation and technology.
The Centre will host Mergon’s innovation hub, pioneering research and development initiatives including developing high performance battery cooling circuits for electric vehicles, application of Factory 4.0 technologies for improved manufacturing performance and microfluidic medical diagnostic design and development.
Speaking at the launch, CEO of Mergon, Pat Beirne said, "This major step forward for Mergon further enables development of world class automation incorporating the latest in vision system, leak detection and error proofing technologies to ensure Mergon customers receive zero defects in their products."
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor added, "I warmly congratulate Pat and all his team on this great achievement, and I wish Mergon continued success for the future."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
