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IMR and AMIC's Aerospace Technology Summit

IMR and AMIC's Aerospace Technology Summit is an all-Ireland event uniting two of Ireland’s leading Research and Technology Centres to showcase the latest supply chain and manufacturing innovations for the aerospace sector. Supported by FactoryXChange, EEN and Enterprise Ireland.

The Aerospace Technology Summit will provide a focused forum for industry and research leaders to examine the future of aerospace manufacturing across the island of Ireland. As global aerospace supply chains evolve and sustainability, digitalisation, and advanced materials move to the forefront, this event will spotlight the technologies, capabilities, and collaborative models required to remain competitive. Through expert insights, industry case studies, and structured networking, attendees will gain practical understanding of how advanced manufacturing, automation, and additive technologies can be deployed to strengthen resilience, accelerate innovation, and unlock new growth opportunities within the aerospace sector.

Date: 12th of March, 2026

Time: 10 am - 3:30 pm

Location: IMR Mullingar 

Agenda

10.00 | Arrive and Coffee
 
10.30 | Introductions Chris Judge, IMR
 
10:40 |  "Future of Aerospace Manufacturing in NI” - Colm Higgins, Chief Technology Officer, AMIC
 
11.00 | “Advanced Machining Methods to support future rate enablement” - Alastair Cupples, Technical Lead-Advanced Machining, AMIC
 
11.30| “Robotics in Aircraft manufacturing and assembly” - Andrew Schofield, Technical Lead – Robotics and Automation, AMIC
 
12.00 | “Additive in Aerospace”, -  Mark Hartnett, Senior Additive Manufacturing Technologist, Irish Manufacturing Research
 
12.30 | “Hard Metal cutting tool optimisation”, -  Garret O’Donnell, Founder, iSentiolabs
 
13.00 | Lunch
 
13.30 | Technology Demonstrations -
  • Renishaw - Additive Manufacturing
  • Starrag - Aeromachining
  • HP - Additive Manufacturing
  • Hexagon - Advances in Metrology for Aerospace
15:30 | Close

 

* Registration required - Spaces are limited and not everyone who registers their interest will be guaranteed a place.

  

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