PennEngineering announced a multi-million dollar digital transformation of its Galway facility. The effort involves the upskilling of all 200 staff based as well as the creation of 20 new jobs over the next three years.

The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

Since it began operations in 2001, PennEngineering’s Galway staff has grown from 80 to 200.

“We are delighted with this support from IDA Ireland to allow us to expedite our Smart Manufacturing program,” stated Mary Ann Fleming, President, PennEngineering Fastening Technologies (Europe) Limited. “Our Industry 4.0 strategy will allow us to escalate our product offerings to the European Market and remain competitive in a growing market for us.”

Founded in 1942, Danboro, PA-based PennEngineering designs and manufactures self-clinching fasteners, threaded inserts, and other threaded and unthreaded fasteners used in automotive, consumer electronics, industrial and electric vehicle markets. Web: Pemnet.com