This feasibility study is exploring the potential of novel technologies for water leak detection.
€9k - Enterprise Ireland Feasibility Study
John Harris, Dr. Khalil Arshak
To collate sources of targeted market information and conduct detailed market research on the commercial applications of the IDEAS platform along with the development of a fully featured showcase technology demonstrator focusing on application domains identified in the market research phases.
€54,000 Enterprise Ireland
UL
Brendan Cleary
This project examined the scope for SME research in the development of novel systems and solutions for achieving high-quality gloss finishes on painted plastic surfaces for the automotive industry.
€9k - Enterprise Ireland Feasibility Study
Dr. Mark Southern, John Harris
Development of an online portal and recommendation system that provides users with access to modules from third level institutions.
€120,000 Institutes of Technology Ireland
UL, IOTI, 14 Institutes of Technology
Brendan Cleary
Under the national competence centre initiative, the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research (ICMR) brought together leading multinational companies and Irish academic institutions to collaboratively investigate and address the challenges of complex processing in highly dynamic modern manufacturing environments.
Enterprise Ireland, IDA
Analog Devices, Bombardier, Boston Scientific, DCU, HP, Intel, Pfizer, Seagate
Paul Liston, Cathal Heavey
This project is based in a consortium of 10 manufacturing companies and research institutes under the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research (ICMR), This project is entitled “Enhancing competitiveness and sustainability through more efficient and effective training and training information support”. The project has three key areas of work: 1) operational tacit knowledge management through organisational and IS solutions; 2) Training personnel/SME’s competence assessment, development, measurement and management and 3) Predicting the impact of variation in training and training information support process variables on key business training and manufacturing metrics.
Enterprise Ireland (EI); IDA
Pfizer, Intel, Boston Scientific, Depuy, Bombardier, TCD
Claire Gubbins (UL), Eamonn Murphy (UL), Ronan O' Boyle
Development of an online portal and recommendation system that provides users with access to modules from third level institutions.
€250,000 Institutes of Technology Ireland
UL, IOTI, 14 Institutes of Technology
Brendan Cleary
Development of an online portal and recommendation system that provides users with access to modules from third level institutions.
€1,500,000 Higher Education Authority SIF 1
UL, NUIG, LIT, IT Tralee, CIT & DKIT
Andrea Deverell, Brendan Cleary
Development of methods to support analysis of the extended services value chain to quantify the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of providing a service. Establishment of a global benchmarking system which allows for economic and geographical parameters to be factored into the analysis.
€60,000 Enterprise Ireland, Innovation Partnership
Dell
Paul Blake, Paul Liston, Cathal Heavey
Aerogen limited produce nebulisers for the delivery of aerosol based drug treatment of the lungs and associated airways. In a collaborative research project the process of manufacture has been optimised utilising a novel knowledge engineering tool developed at the ERC. This project has so far provided Aerogen with a robust production process, a corresponding yield improvement coupled with a significant reduction in in process failures.
Enterprise Ireland
Aerogen
Dr Mark Southern, Dr Seamus Clifford, Prof. Michael Pomeroy
This project was concerned with developing courseware to teach engineers in SMEs the skills to enable them to innovate and improve their processes internally using Robust Design. It used a authentic learning approach so SMEs could get the maximum ROI from the course.
European Commission
University of Palermo, Italy;Delft, Netherlands;CAMT, Poland; IAT, Spain; ICDC Sweden
Dr. Mark Southern, Dr. Emma O Brien, Adrienne Horan
Development of mechanisms to support collaboration and creation of virtual organisations and professional virtual communities.
€100,000 FP6
Orona, SNS, Uninova, Virtuelle Fabrik
Eugene O’Regan, Dr. Paul Liston, Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Cathal Heavey
Survey of current environmental awareness in the Irish road transport industry with evaluation of the trade-off between environmental impact, cost and supply chain performance under different transport strategies.
€60,000 Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Ryan, Paul Liston, PJ Byrne, Cathal Heavey
Development of innovative web-based analysis software for supply chains. The software allows for the financial implications of alternative global supply chain configurations to be compared using a novel comparison system, which clients can access globally.
€50,000
PCH International
Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Paul Liston, Dr. Cathal Heavey
As the demand for very small, tight index coils grows, the limitations of the current manufacturing processes become exposed. The control of critical process parameters e.g. radial, lateral and vertical location of coiling points turns out to be essential. These critical parameters highlight the need to develop robust and repeatable processes using innovative techniques. Consequently the embedding of this innovative knowledge into the organisation grows to become essential.
Enterprise Ireland
Shannon Coiled Springs Ltd.
Dr. Mark Southern
Development of a Web-based knowledge capture and visualisation system. The objectives of this project was to develop a software that will assist personnel in complex manufacturing sectors, such as semiconductor manufacturing, in: (i) Systems knowledge acquisition; (ii) Systems knowledge reuse; (iii) Systems knowledge communication.
€275,000 Enterprise Ireland, CFTD
DCU
Peter Dungan, Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Paul Liston, Dr. Cathal Heavey
The overall objective was to deliver a versatile prototype system comprising a novel 3D-location sensor with hardware and embedded software that could be connected to the existing driver electronics of electric wheelchairs.
€150.5k - Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund for Technolgoy Development
Dr. Khalil Arshak, Kelly Kansewaren, Dr. Olga Korostynska, John Harris
The overall objective was to deliver a prototype plasma sterilisation device based on one atmosphere uniform glow discharge plasma (OAUGDP) technology to offer a cost-effective solution to the current sterilisation problems in food processing while eliminating the need for high capital investment.
€343,625 - Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund for Technology Development
UCC, Teagasc
Dr. Khalil Arshak, Dr. Olga Korostynska, Dr. Ed forde, Dr. Kieran Jordan, Dr. Richard Morrison, John Harris
Development of innovative Web based contract costing software with an embedded simulation engine that provides support for the requirements gathering phase of contract development. This award winning technology has been successfully licensed commercially, and is currently being spun out into a campus company.
€340,000 Enterprise Ireland, CFTD
Advanced Innovations Limited, Becker & Associates, Cregg Outsourcing, NITL, Sanmina-SCI, Dell, SerCom Solutions, Supply Network Shannon
Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Paul Liston, Dr. PJ Byrne, Dr. Cathal Heavey
The overall objective was to deliver a prototype system comprising novel integrated omnidirectional pressure sensors interfaced to transceivers, transponders and software, which will form the foundations of a superior medical diagnostic solution for the in-situ measurement of bowel movements in patients with Functional Intestinal Disorders (FID).
€366k - Enterprise Ireland Advanced Technology Research Programme
MWHB
Dr. Khalil Arshak, Mr. David Waldron, Dr. Olga Korostynska, Dr. Seamus Clifford, John Harris
A prototype PDA-based sensor system was developed to respond to specific vapours and alcholols.
€450k - Enterprise Ireland Advanced Technology Research Programme
University College Cork
Prof. Khalil Arshak, Dr. Ger Lyons, Dr. Seamus Clifford, Dr. Barry O'Connor, Mr. Garrett Dee, John Harris
Development of realtime wearable gamma-ray detection sensor.
€400k - Enterprise Ireland Advanced Technology Research Programme
Prof. Khalil Arshak, Dr. Olga Korostynska, Dr. Seamus Clifford, John Harris
