Sectoral Strengths - Engineering

SECTORAL STRENGTHS

Engineering

Ireland Sectoral Strengths Engineering

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Ireland Sectoral Strengths Engineering

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reland is a nation of investment, innovation and industry, with an engineering sector that forms a vibrant part of national output. With a broad range of companies from various fields including automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, and engineering services.

Driven by world-class talent, Ireland is the perfect place for partnerships, idea generation and inspiration when it comes to engineering. With research and development (R&D), leading STEM education and regulatory competence playing an integral part in our landscape, we are dedicated to the cutting edge, helping to facilitate collaboration between our exceptional academics and applied research partners.

75%

40,000

of engineering companies in Ireland are homegrown businesses

are directly employed in the engineering sector

7billion

is generated by the engineering sector annually

14

of the world’s top 15 aircraft leasing firms are headquartered in Ireland

50%

of the world’s leased aircrafts are managed and owned here

Our key engineering activities include Aerospace e.g. Shannon IASC (International Aviation Services Centre). The University of Limerick is also the only university offering a masters in aviation.

Automotive Chemicals and advanced materials Construction engineering Industrial automation

Did you know?

Over 11% of Ireland’s full-time undergraduate entrants choose to study engineering, manufacturing and construction

An impressive 42% of companies and 1,000+ employees are involved in engineering research and development

8/10 of the world’s top Industrial Automation companies have operations in Ireland, including ABB and Emerson

Ireland’s largest product is manufactured in Killarney in County Kerry by Liebherr — a container crane with a reach of 70 metres.

These cranes are used to load and unload the largest container ships in the world

Ireland Sectoral Strengths Engineering

Key Players 1. ABB

8. Siemens

2. Emerson

9. SR Technics

3. Henkel

10. Sulzer Pumps 33

4. Honeywell

11. Tecnik

5. Kostal

12. United Technologies 13

6. Lufthansa

13. Valeo

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7. Magna 11

Company Spotlight 3. H enkel Henkel is the name behind many well-known brands such as Pritt, Sellotape, Schwarzkopf, Right Guard and Dylon Dyes. The company employs approximately 910 employees in the UK and Ireland across six sites, covering manufacturing, industrial adhesives, research and development, and office facilities. Henkel operates a manufacturing plant as well as an operations and research centre in Dublin, Ireland’s capital city.

7. M agna Magna manufactures high quality press moulds for the automotive industry. It produces lightweight car doors and panels for Bentley, Aston Martin and Mercedes at its Carlow plant.

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8. S iemens Siemens first came to Ireland in 1925 and has since become one of the world’s leading electronics and electrical engineering companies, operating in the industry, energy, and healthcare sectors. Siemens provides infrastructure solutions for cities and metropolitan areas, and in Ireland it employs approximately 700 people, with facilities in Dublin, Donegal and Clare.

19. A ssociation of Consulting Engineers Ireland (ACEI) 20. B iomedical and Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland (BEAI) 21. F ederation of Aerospace Enterprises Ireland (FAEI) 22. E ngineering Network 23. W ITS Ireland (Women in Technology and Science) 24. I rish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) 3 1 2 25 26 9 6 8 10 27 28 4 15 14 18 19 22 17 16 20 23 21 24 29 30 7 34

Key Contacts State Bodies 14. I DA Ireland Engineering Sector 15. Enterprise Ireland 16. S ustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Professional Associations 17. C hartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) 18. E ngineers Ireland

Research/Innovation Centres 25. A MBER (Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research) – a Science Foundation Ireland funded research centre 26. I ndustrial Engineering Optics – a centre for industrial and engineering optics 27. C REST (Centre for Research Engineering Surface Technology) 28. I rish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) Academia 29. University College Dublin (UCD) 30. T echnological University Dublin (TU Dublin) 31. N ational College of Ireland Galway (NUIG) 32. University College Cork (UCC) 33. I nstitute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo) 34. W aterford Institute of Technology (WIT) 35. I nstitute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee)

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