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The PEM Centre
PEM Technology Gateway
PEM Strategic Research Centre
In association with:
The PEM CENTRE consists of
The PEM Centre The PEM Technology Gateway
We provide a bridge between industry and IT Sligo, The PEM Technology Gateway and Technology
enabling access to the right academic expertise Gateway Network - EMD Cluster is run by
and equipment, we can provide testing facilities you Enterprise Ireland in partnership with 15 Institutes of
may need and support you in your product or Technologies nationwide. It provides technology
process innovation projects. solutions that allow companies to develop new
products, processes & services by leveraging the
The PEM Centre has significantly developed its
research expertise available within each Institute of
profile and reputation over the last 5 years both
Technology.
Nationally and Internationally in advanced
manufacturing and materials research. This is EMD Ireland is a cluster of six Enterprise Ireland
clearly demonstrated by our current position as Technology Gateways operating within the
partners in a number of significant research engineering, materials & design sector. The PEM
projects and national Centre initiatives such as Technology Gateway is a member of the EMD
Technology Gateway network funded by Cluster which provides a range of expertise for
Enterprise Ireland, I-Form Centre funded by SFI, companies who are looking to access research &
NWCAM funded by Interreg and EU-PANI-WATER development within these areas. The cluster can
project funded by Horizon 2020. connect with over 300 industry researchers in areas
such as Precision Engineering, Biotechnology,
Polymers, Protective Coatings, Prototype Design,
Medical Imaging Technologies & 3D Metal Additive
Manufacturing.
PEM work with companies across a range of sectors
on projects that help them solve technical challenges
they are experiencing or innovations they want to
pursue.
We primarily support manufacturing based applied
research and innovation projects and have worked
The PEM Research Centre with many companies on various projects including
The PEM Research Centre is a multidisciplinary • Process optimisation,
applied research group focused on addressing • Product/process innovation,
specific manufacturing industry research needs in: • Product design & development,
• Product Design and Additive Manufacturing. • Materials characterization
• Manufacturing Process Simulation • Product testing.
• Optmisation, Sustainable Manufacturing.
We also help companies navigate the various
• Enhancement, Optimisation & Control of funding agencies, find the right funding stream
Polymer Processes.
available to help fund your projects and to cover the
• Precision Engineering and Micro-Machining.
work we undertake for your business.
• Laser-based prototyping and Manufacturing
technologies.
• Nano-Materials and Nano-Technologies.
The PEM Research Development and Innovation
(RDI) themes are complementary and provide
opportunities for convergence towards a unique
single industry R&D support offering in precision
engineering and manufacturing.
The PEM Centre Offerings to Industry
Solutions and process improvements across the Product Life Cycle
Product
Manufacturing Materials Product Use
Development
Operations Development & End of Life
& Design
From straight-forward The PEM team provides Advances in Micro and PEM has expertise in
design or development data-driven development Nanotechnology have product reliability, design of
projects to more complex projects and analytic seen the development of experiments, predictive
and challenging services essential for a materials that impact on all data modelling and data
engineering solutions, the modern production facility fields of engineering. analysis which are important
PEM Centre uses in-house to improve quality and Including microelectronics, in understanding product
expertise to provide a wide reduce scrap rates, rework mechanical engineering, use and failure modes which
range of Precision and product recalls. civil engineering and may occur. Failure analysis
Engineering and Design biomedical engineering. testing, data analysis and
services. materials characterisation
Product Design Manufacturing process Materials selection, analysis can help
modelling processing, synthesis understand the root cause
Design for Manufacturing
Experimental Design and characterisation of product and production
(DFM) and
Design for Assembly (DFA) Process development and Testing and analysis failures.
optimization Experimental design
Non-Conventional PEM can look at product
Machining Machine and machining
Simulation modelling end of life processes, which
characterisation potential recycling
Polymer Welding Process development
In line process monitoring and optimization processes can be
Simulating tool wear and and control developed and how existing
cutting force Coating Materials
Vision systems processes can be optimised.
characterisation Materials for advanced
Statistical Process control
oxidation processes Statistical Data Analytics
Industrial Metrology (SPC)
Advanced Additive Failure analysis / Failure
Simulation Modelling
Additive Manufacturing Manufacturing material testing
Failure analysis / Testing
(AM) /3D Printing development
Reliability analysis and Reliability Analysis and
Novel laser-based prediction Prediction
manufacturing techniques
Metrology
Statistical Process Control
Novel applications of
emerging optical Experimental Design and
technologies Process Optimisation
e.g. diffractive optics,
phase masks
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMISATION
Case Study
Rainsurfer - Rainwater Harvesting Solution
Innovative Sustainability Solution
Rainsurfer Limited are a Dublin based company who design and manufacture
innovative and sustainable rainwater harvesting solutions. Their current Prototype
the Rainsurfer “HiRiser®” is an independently powered pumping unit designed to
collect rain water through domestic roof/gutter systems and pump it from ground
level to a storage tank at a higher elevation for domestic re-use.
The HiRiser® Prototype
In an effort to advance their current product from an initial operational prototype to a more refined final prototype,
Rainsurfer limited asked for validation testing to be carried out by an Independent third party, in this case the PEM
Technology Gateway knowledge provider based at IT Sligo.
The purpose of the testing was to help determine the envelope of operation parameters and help to highlight any
possible shortcomings of the system. Some of the key performance indicators identified prior to testing included
Flowrate, Pressure (Head) and Lift advantage provided by the operating principle of the system’s design. The PEM
Technology Gateway principle investigators conducted several validations tests on campus, analysed the raw data
and reported the findings in the final report.
The Rainsurfer Limited & PEM Technology Gateway partnership
The PEM Technology Gateway provided a final report to Rainsurfer limited which outlined the technical
specifications, machine capability’s and design feedback/improvements to the current system based on the findings
from the initial testing. The findings of the final report were well received by Rainsurfer limited, so much so that the
PEM Technology Gateway and Rainsurfer limited are continuing to collaborate on a 2nd Innovation Voucher which
will focus on some of the key design aspects of the rainwater harvesting unit.
Testimonial
“Working with the PEM Technical Gateway at Sligo IT has allowed us to validate our system and
progress to beta testing our equipment. We plan to continue our work with them developing critical
components for our innovative product.”
Peter Ryan MD, Rainsurfer Ltd
MEET THE TEAM
Finola Howe
PEM Technology Gateway Manager
Email: howe.finola@itsligo.ie
Dr David Tormey
PEM Academic Director
Email: tormey.david@itsligo.ie
Mark McLoughlin
PEM Technology Gateway
Research & Development Engineer
Email: mcloughlin.mark@itsligo.ie
Clíodhna Carroll
PEM Technology Gateway
Business Development Lead
PEM Technology Gateway
Email: carroll.cliodhna@itsligo.ie The PEM Centre,
Innovation Centre,
Institute of Technology Sligo,
Ash Lane
Sligo
Email: pemgateway@itsligo.ie
Phone: 353 (0)71-9305530
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