Confirm | Research Centre for Smart Manufacturing

Ireland: Southern (Ireland)

Overview

CONFIRM DIH is focused on the application of digital innovation across the manufacturing value chain to foster growth and competitiveness in the Irish manufacturing industry and enable Irish based manufacturing SME and larger companies to compete within the rapidly changing global landscape.

 

Smart manufacturing involves optimising production systems, developing Smart products, Smart machines, Smart production systems, and Smart supply chains by adding intelligence, and enhanced information technology and IoT.  These new technologies will be at the heart of: Industry 4.0, the factories of the future, increasing product line adaptability, enabling real-time decision making, shortening supply-chains, and speeding up the development of new innovations to produce higher-quality goods at reduced costs across all industry sectors.

 

The CONFIRM DIH incorporates a Centre of Excellence with shared research facilities, access to state-of-the-art equipment and a broad ecosystem of stakeholders. CONFIRM DIH offers technology and support services to companies of varying sizes from SME and Mid-Caps to large MNEs. It provides access to knowledge, expertise and training in the smart manufacturing domain. CONFIRM’s solutions, moreover, provide for different customized approaches addressing companies on different innovation stages, from awareness raising and maturity level identification for newcomers to digitization, to tailored solutions and services for starter companies, to full systems solutions for advanced companies

 

Confirm is a not-for-profit, national strategic initiative supported by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Irish national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research. The Confirm DIH draws on the expertise of 9 core Irish research performing organisations (RPOs), 16 international collaborations, and numerous industry partners across MNC and SME sectors to deliver cutting-edge research and development projects in the smart manufacturing domain. It provides the skills and services required to place Irish-based industry at the forefront of the smart manufacturing revolution, helping companies of all sizes - ranging from SME to larger organisations - compete globally at the highest level.  

 

The Confirm DIH is an open platform to accommodate the diverse digital innovation needs of the manufacturing industry in Ireland and will be a driving force in the delivery of technological advances and expertise for a smart manufacturing innovation ecosystem. Confirm’s core research activity is in the areas of:

Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Predictive Modelling
Decision Analytics
Enterprise Modelling & Simulation
Software Systems
Human Computer Interaction
Security & Integration
Networking Systems & IoT
Sensors
Robotics & Control
Product & Process Modelling
Material Processing

 

To maximise the impact of our research initiatives, the Confirm DIH coordinates R&D and innovation activities, provides communication & outreach to the manufacturing industry, promotes a positive perception of manufacturing in wider society, contributes to the development of a skilled human resource pipeline for the manufacturing industry, provides a liaison between companies and a network of experts, and promotes new collaborative multi party national and international research projects to implement digital technologies for Irish based manufacturing companies.  Digital technologies.

Sectors
Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products - Manufacture of paper and paper products - Printing and reproduction of recorded media - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products - Manufacture of textiles - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - Mining and quarrying - Mining of coal and lignite - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas - Mining of metal ores - Other mining and quarrying - Mining support service activities - Other services activities - Activities of membership organisations - Repair of computers and personal and household goods - Other personal service activities - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - Real estate activities - Professional, scientific and technical activities - Legal and accounting activities - Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities - Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis - Scientific research and development - Advertising and market research - Other professional, scientific and technical activities - Veterinary activities - Administrative and support service activities - Rental and leasing activities - Employment activities - Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities - Security and investigation activities - Services to buildings and landscape activities - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Technology
Sensory systems - Cyber physical systems - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Interaction technologies - Cyber security - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Simulation, modelling and digital twins - Cloud computing - Logistics
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