Industry Members Network Event

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Date:  November 20th, 2025
Venue:  IMR, Mullingar
Price:  Free for IMR Members | €750pp for non-members
CPD Accreditation
Participation qualifies for 7.5 hours of CPD credits

Workshops: Strategies to Drive Manufacturing Innovation and Resilience

Electrification of Heat: Strengthening Energy Resilience and Sustainability

Decarbonising industrial heat is one of the toughest and most impactful steps on the path to net zero. In this session industry leaders and technology specialists will share real-world experiences, proven solutions, and the latest electrification options for industrial heat as they sit down for a panel discussion. Explore key challenges, discover available supports, and learn from practical case studies to help your business build energy resilience, reduce emissions, and accelerate its transition to a more sustainable future.

ERP – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Implementing an ERP system can transform your business, or become a costly headache. In this practical session, leading ERP experts from industry will cut through the complexity and share real-world insights from successful (and not-so-successful) implementations. Discover the critical steps to take before you begin, learn the common pitfalls to avoid, and leave with a clearer roadmap for planning and executing an ERP project that truly delivers value for your manufacturing operations.

R&D Funding Masterclass

From Bottlenecks to Funding Opportunities

An interactive session that converts your biggest manufacturing challenges into concrete funding routes, with opportunity to discuss funding needs, tax credits, and RD&I programmes with experts and funding agency contact points on the day.

Cybersecurity, NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act – are you prepared?

This sessionwill provide an in-depth briefing on the evolving cybersecurity landscape for manufacturing. It will outline the upcoming requirements under NIS2 and the EU Cyber Resilience Act, highlighting their impact on compliance, CE marking, and operational systems. Gain a clear understanding of what’s ahead and consider how your organisation can best prepare and respond.

Reality Redefined: Mixed Reality’s Impact on How We Learn and Work

This workshop explores the State of the Art with regard to mixed reality technology applications that are enabling significant advances across educational and industrial sectors through highly visual and immersive experiences. Gain valuable insights into how the process of 3D content creation is rapidly evolving through the influence of Artificial Intelligence, and hear from real world case studies including how IMR's recent work on the DigiWind project is helping to shape the next generation of remote learning and influence future training scenarios for industry.

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