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I R E L A N D I S T H E B E S T P L A C E TO AT T R A C T T H E S T E M TA L E N T N E E D E D TO K E E P U P W I T H T H I S A D VA N C I N G I N D US T R Y. With technology advances in the advance manufacturing sector enabling companies to reduce inventories, create more efficient supply chains, customise products, and reduce R&D costs and time to market, naturally this requires a skilled workforce with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills. However, this talent pool is in demand in many other industries as well, and manufacturing may not be top-of-mind 40
for young people starting to build their careers. Ireland, however, is an excellent choice for those wanting to enter the sector. However, as Domhnall explains, advanced marketing is not really settled into a distinct sector. ”It sits across multiple sectors, such as pharma devices, food, and so on. And there are some of each of those companies that will consider themselves to be an advancement factory company. So, advanced manufacturing is
more or less an approach that companies take to decide to invest more heavily in things from technology onwards.” “Manufacturing is ultimately about designing and making real things for people: medicines, washing machines, cars and so on. It’s a great way to see the impact of your own expertise in the real world. In advanced manufacturing, you get to do this in a way that brings better products to the market, products with
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