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Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025 brought together leaders, innovators, and changemakers from across Ireland’s manufacturing sector to celebrate excellence, ingenuity, and the pursuit of continuous improvement.

Author: Engineering.com

Komaspec has opened a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hai Phong, Vietnam, creating 100 jobs and expanding its global production capacity for sheet metal, assembly, and injection molding solutions.

Author: IEN

Merck will invest $3 billion to build a 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, creating 500 jobs and strengthening U.S. small-molecule production capacity.

Author: Lexingtonky News

Tate, a Kingspan subsidiary, will invest $61.2 million in a new 764,000-square-foot facility in Glasgow, Kentucky, creating 400 jobs and expanding its advanced data centre manufacturing operations.

Author: PV Magazine

EirGrid launches a consultation on long-duration energy storage procurement, outlining plans to finance, dispatch, and integrate up to 500 MW of multi-hour storage into Ireland’s grid by 2030.

Author: Manufacturing Net

Tate, a Kingspan subsidiary, will invest $61.2 million to build its largest North American facility in Glasgow, Kentucky, creating 400 jobs and expanding advanced data center manufacturing capabilities.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The manufacturing sector is moving through a decisive phase, where technology, sustainability, and collaboration are reshaping long-held practices. This edition reflects that shift through three stories that capture the direction of global industry and its ambitions for long-term resilience. In Industry leaders align on plastic reform and circular design goals, the plastics value chain demonstrates what coordinated action can achieve. The focus is turning from discussion to delivery, as companies work together to close the loop on production and recycling. Asia Pacific takes the lead in smart manufacturing with AI-driven transformation explores how digital maturity is defining competitiveness. The rise of AI across Asia Pacific signals a broader rethinking of manufacturing itself—one built on precision, adaptability, and informed decision-making. Meanwhile, Astellas Ireland Kerry Plant sets benchmark in inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Awards reminds us that operational excellence still begins with people and process. Its recognition underlines how leadership, innovation, and continuous improvement remain the foundation of industrial progress. These stories point to an industry ready to evolve—advancing sustainability, harnessing data, and pursuing excellence with renewed purpose.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Astellas Ireland (Kerry Plant) emerged as the standout performer at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2025, securing the Overall Manufacturing Excellence Award, as well as Manufacturer of the Year – Large Business and the Waste Management Award.

Author: Intel

Intel has unveiled Panther Lake, its first AI PC platform built on the 18A process node, marking a major milestone in US semiconductor manufacturing. The new architecture delivers faster, more efficient computing for AI PCs and servers, strengthening Intel’s leadership in next-generation chip design.

Author: The Manila Times

The 2025 State of Smart Manufacturing report highlights Asia Pacific’s leadership in AI adoption. Findings reveal strong progress in automation, cybersecurity, and sustainability, as the region embraces technology to boost efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness across industrial sectors.