Industry News ADS Conference Belfast 2018May 7, 2018Earlier this year Mann Engineering attended the Annual ADS Conference which was held in the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast. Speakers from Bombardier, Airbus and Rockwell Collins were some of the companies that presented on the day. The conference was held in the amazing Titanic Suite, which includes a replica of the spectacular main stairs of the... Read more...Emerald Aero GroupMay 6, 2018Earlier in the year the Emerald Aero Group (EAG) was launched at the Enterprise Ireland Offices in East Wall Dublin. EAG is a cluster of approximately 14 Irish Companies collaborating together to supply companies in the Global Aerospace Market. Mann Engineering is proud to be one of the founder members of Emerald Aero Group. So... Read more...ADS Aerospace Interiors Group Meeting BelfastDecember 11, 2017 Our Managing Director Rolf Fuhrmann attended the ADS Aerospace Interiors Group Meeting in Belfast last week. The meeting was organised in conjunction with Invest Northern Ireland. The meeting brought together both Interiors manufacturers and suppliers for all over the UK and Ireland. The meeting was proceeded the night before with a Networking Dinner. Among... Read more...Mann Engineering successfully transitioned to AS 9100 Rev…December 1, 2017In late 2015 Rolf Fuhrmann, Managing Director of Mann Engineering formulated a plan to investigate potential opportunities in the global Aerospace Industry. This started out with a fact finding mission of displaying at the 2015 Paris Airshow through and with the help of Enterprise Ireland. In early 2016 Mann Engineering joined the ADS Group (Aerospace... Read more...Aerospace Conference – Meet Key Customers – Held…December 1, 2017Pictured are Dulio Claudio and Donach Tierney of Airbus Group presenting at the Enterprise Ireland Aerospace Conference held earlier this week at East Point, which members of the Mann Engineering Management Team attended. Amongst other speakers at the Conference were Ciara Kennedy, General Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics at Bomabardier Belfast, Stephen Cowan, SVP Operations,... Read more...Mann Engineering attend Global Energy ShowcaseDecember 1, 2017Last week members of our team attended the Global Energy Showcase Conference which was held in the Enterprise Ireland offices in East Point. The conference which was organised jointly between NOF Energy and Enterprise Ireland gave an update on the Global Energy Market. It has been two years since this conference was last held in... Read more...Mann Engineering – The Experts in Machining Aluminium…July 24, 2017With our extensive skill set developed over the last 40 years, one of the little known niche areas of expertise in Mann Engineering is the machining of aluminium castings. Over the years we have built up substantial relationships with our suppliers, both local and internationally in regards to the provision of specialised castings. The castings... Read more...Mann Engineering presented with Approved Supplier AwardMarch 9, 2017Members of Mann Engineering were in Barnstable in the UK yesterday at the headquarters of Parker IPDE (Instrumentation Products Division Europe) for a supplier conference. Mann Engineering has been an approved Dock to Stock supplier to Parker IPDE for a number of years. After some very interesting presentations by the Parker team, including market updates, quality,... Read more...5 Axis Milling comes to Mann EngineeringFebruary 6, 2017The latest addition to the machine portfolio at Mann Engineering is an Cincinnati 5 axis Milling machine. This is a vertical milling machine capable of machining items 0.50m Cubed. The machine arrived last Friday and is currently being commissioned and should be up and running in the next day or so, especially as we already... Read more...Rolf Fuhrmann meets Jack Canfield at the Pendulum…February 6, 2017Managing Director of Mann Engineering Rolf Fuhrmann attended the Pendulum Summit held in the National Convention Centre in Dublin recently. Amongst the line up of world renowned speakers was Jack Canfield America’s # 1 Success Coach. From Jack’s Bio on his website. As the beloved originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, Jack Canfield fostered... Read more...Sustainable Processing 2016December 12, 2016Members of our team visited the Sustainable Processing 2016 Conference in Cork last week. The conference focused on the number of distinctive strengths that Ireland has when it comes to Lean, Sustainable Manufacturing and how these strengths need to be protected and developed if Ireland is to continue to attract inward investment to the manufacturing... Read more...SME Leaders’ Community eventDecember 5, 2016 Members of the Mann Engineering management team took part in the SME Leaders’ Community event held in the East Point offices of Enterprise Ireland last Friday. #SMELeaders16 Guest speaker was World renowned International Thought Leader, Global Strategist and Futurist, Anton Musgrave. Anton’s workshop was called ‘Colliding Worlds” and the highly insightful talk included topics on Exploring... Read more...AS9100 Accreditation – Landmark achievement for Mann EngineeringNovember 24, 2016Wednesday 23rd November 2016 will be added to an already long list of landmark achievements for Mann Engineering as we have been officially awarded the Aerospace Accreditation AS9100. Our company celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and coincidentally we have been told we are now the 40th company to receive this award in Ireland. This... Read more...SC21 Task Force Conference at Farnborough 2016July 28, 2016During the Farnborough International Airshow 2016, Mann Engineering attended the SC21 Task Force conference organised by ADS. Key speakers at the conference were Stephen Gregory of Airbus and Stephen Cowan of Bombardier. Key focus of the conference was the need to reduce costs and also the need improve product quality and on-time deliveries. After the speakers... Read more...Enterprise Ireland Open Pavilion Farnborough AirshowJuly 21, 2016The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, promoted the Irish aviation and aerospace sector by launching at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, England for the first time with an Enterprise Ireland Pavilion. There are over 250 companies active in the aviation and aerospace sector in Ireland contributing over €4.1 billion to GDP and... Read more...New Minister visits Mann Engineering stand at the…July 19, 2016On Day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow, New Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor visited the Mann Engineering stand on the Irish Pavillion. The Minister was visiting the Irish Pavillion at the show to help promote the Irish aviation and aerospace sector. Following meetings with Mann Engineering and the other five companies displaying... Read more...Mann Engineering attend S.I.D Conference 2016 in CologneJune 21, 2016Managing Director of Mann Engineering, Rolf Fuhrmann is attending the S.I.D Conference 2016 in Cologne Germany this week (19th – 23rd June) as part of the PTMA (Precision Turned Parts Manufacturing Association) Ireland delegation. S.I.D. stands for Syndicat International du Décolletage. This international organization was created in 1963 to bring together national organisations representing the machining... Read more...Irish manufacturing Showcase Industry 4.0April 19, 2016Irish Manufacturing Showcase at The Industry 4.0 Exhibiton 2016 Mann Engineering recently displayed at the “Industry 4.0” exhibition event in the Limerick Institute of Technology recently. It was a fantastic experience seeing how Irish manufacturing has developed over recent years and how we compare so favourably with European manufacturing technologies. Along with the exhibition, there... Read more...UK Manufacturing Technology Exhibition – Mach 2016April 11, 2016Seven of our Production team are visiting Mach 2016 in the NEC in Birmingham this week to see the latest and greatest in engineering and manufacturing technology. MACH is the biennial exhibition & showcase for advances in the UK manufacturing industry, run by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), a UK based trade association dealing specifically... Read more...Presentation on Strategy by Pat Coldrick – Mann…March 23, 2016Our Business Development Manager Patrick Coldrick, was recently invited by Enterprise Ireland to give a presentation on Strategy, to a number of High Performance Start-up Companies (HPSU’s) at Enterprise Irelands headquarters in East Wall. The emphasis of the talk was on how diverse companies all meet the same challenges in devising and implementing a strategy,... Read more...ADS Conference Dublin 2016March 23, 2016Dublin was the latest venue for the ADS SC21 Task Force Conference last week. This was the first time that an ADS Conference was held in Dublin and it was a huge success, with local Irish companies getting to showcase their capabilities and network with some of the largest Aerospace companies in the world. The... Read more...“Be An Airbus Supplier Executive” course in DublinJanuary 11, 2016Mann Engineering recently took part in “Be An Airbus Supplier Executive” course in the EI offices in Eastpoint Dublin. This was a one day seminar which provided an overview of the main requirements and processes for the Aerospace Supply Chain (Tier one, sub tiers, potential entrants, new and existing suppliers from all management levels). The... Read more...Bombardier’s Belfast Division Gets Christmas BoostDecember 22, 2015Bombardier’s Belfast division has received good news this Christmas. It’s finally been confirmed that their pioneering CSeries aircraft has received approval from Canada’s aviation authorities. After doubt about the companies future they have obtained the Type Certificate for the CS100 aircraft. They can now fulfll their first order for their CS100 aircraft and the new... Read more...Oil & Gas Supply Chain event organised by…December 3, 2015 UK, Nordics & Ireland Oil & Gas Supply Chain event organised by Enterprise Ireland and NOF Energy As a valued supplier to the Oil & Gas Industry, Mann Engineering were honoured to attend the recent UK, Nordics & Ireland Oil & Gas Supply Chain event organised by Enterprise Ireland and NOF Energy, held in... Read more...Mann Engineering attended the SC21 Task Force ConferenceNovember 23, 2015Mann Engineering attended the SC21 Task Force Conference, organised by ADS and held in Bristol. Amongst the distinguished speakers were Phil Curnock, Head of Supply Chain at ADS Group Ltd. Stephen Gregory, Supplier Development Manager at Airbus UK. Dave Gregory, Procurement Operations Manager at GKN Aerospace. Jerry Mabey, Supplier Management and Procurement Performance Director at Thales UK and... Read more...ADS Predictions for Commercial Flights in UKNovember 12, 2015Published by the ADS ‘The Great British Take Off’ analyses the predicted growth of passenger flights over the next 20 years from the UK and what this means for the Aerospace industry. The demand for larger planes with more consideration for passenger comfort, and passenger numbers rising makes the UK aviation a leading customer for... Read more...Intertrade Ireland ChallengeOctober 19, 2015We recently attended the Intertrade Ireland Challenge event in the Maudlins Hotel in Naas. The seminar was based around how to develop new ideas faster, reduce risk and cost and to eliminate ideas that will not work with the emphasis of the briefing being “Fail fast, fail cheap”. Pictured is Graeme Crombie of Matrix Business... Read more...New Airbus A350 XWB Operational in EuropeOctober 8, 2015Finnair has become the first European operator of the Airbus A350 XWB. The brand new aircraft contains 594 seats including Business Class, Economy Comfort and Economy and has been designed to give passengers “a completely new and enhanced travel experience” says Finnair CEO, Pekka Vauramo. The XWB in the name stands for Extra Wide Body.... Read more...Finance 4 GrowthSeptember 18, 2015We recently attended Enterprise Ireland’s “Finance 4 Growth” seminar in the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork. Amongst the expert speakers was Mary Nyhan of Nyhan Tax Advisers, who gave a talk on exploring the tax and financial implications of expanding business into new overseas markets and Dr Niall Stobie of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA)... Read more...Sustainable Processing Conference in the RDSSeptember 15, 2015We recently attended the Sustainable Processing Conference in the RDS. The event brought together a collection of technology and service companies who have a hand in influencing Irish manufacturing by introducing cutting edge products for Food, Pharmaceutical, ICT & MedTech processing. Discussed were the challenges & benefits of implementing the latest energy efficiency systems, waste... Read more...3D Printing To Transform Engineering & Manufacturing IndustryJuly 17, 2015Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) recently hosted a ‘Metal 3D Printing – Additive Manufacturing Laboratory’ with the potential to revolutionise manufacturing in Ireland. Metal 3D Printing Additive Manufacturing is a new and exciting technology which offers many advantages over conventional manufacturing methods. Metal laser sintering technologies are used to develop more complex components, streamlining the... Read more...3D Printing for Aerospace Parts in the Aerospace…July 1, 20153D Printing Creates New Parts for Aircraft Engines 2016 will be an exciting year in the aerospace industry, as GE Aviation and their partner Snecma (SAFRAN) of France, are planning to introduce the first 3D printed parts for aircraft engines in their new CFM LEAP engines. Apparently, the special fuel nozzles in the combustion system are designed to be produced... Read more...Enterprise Ireland visit to International Paris Air ShowJune 21, 2015The Minister of State for Development, Trade Promotion and North-South Co-operation, Seán Sherlock, TD, is leading an Enterprise Ireland delegation to the 51st International Paris Air Show. Worth over €4.1bn to the Irish economy, Ireland’s aerospace and aviation industry is soaring to new heights. Irish lessors manage €80bn in assets worldwide and there are more... Read more...Review of Export Sales Plans for ISP CompaniesNovember 8, 2013Fifty five senior business people who completed DIT’s International Selling Programme this year presented export sales plans for their companies at Enterprise Ireland HQ recently. The documents were the culmination of a year of studies which equipped students to develop export sales strategies for their companies in challenging, high potential export markets such as China,... Read more...
