FOCUS ON MANUFACTURING

Quarterly events, site visits and trade missions to accelerate digital transformation of Kildare’s manufacturers, ensuring their competitiveness in international markets.

The objectives and supports of this cluster align to the Future Jobs Strategy Pillars including embracing innovation and technological change, improving productivity, enhancing skills and accelerating internationalisation.

Specifically, this cluster aims to:

• Engage all stakeholders in the manufacturing ecosystem and value chain in County Kildare (including LEO clients, non-LEO clients, large/ international firms, and R&D/ academia).
• Enhance the competitiveness and resilience of member companies to respond to changing market challenges and opportunities.
• Deliver R&D collaboration between cluster members, education institutions and support agencies in the region utilising the advantage of Maynooth Works/ Maynooth University and the Kildare ETB), to build stronger linkages with our research institutes and to increase the average investment in R&D.