• Croom Medical, an Ireland-based contract manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, has broken ground on a 38,000-square-foot expansion at its manufacturing campus in Croom, County Limerick. • Called theAdvanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technologies(ACOT), the project marks the largest single investment in the company’s 42-year history. • Construction is now underway, with completion expected by the end of 2026. • ACOT has been described as a purpose-built R&D and industrialisation facility that consolidates multiple orthopaedic manufacturing processes in one location. • Planned capabilities include precision CNC machining, lights-out machining and grinding, palletised loading, multi-material additive manufacturing, vacuum furnace heat treatment, electropolishing, anodising, automated polishing and finishing, digital inspection, and clean-and-pack operations. • Croom Medical says the goal is to take components from metal and plastic through to finished implant within a single site.

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  • Croom Medical has begun construction of a 38,000‑sq‑ft Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technologies (ACOT) at its Croom, Limerick campus, marking the company’s largest single investment in its 42‑year history. The purpose‑built facility will integrate precision CNC machining, additive manufacturing, heat treatment, polishing, digital inspection and clean‑pack operations, enabling end‑to‑end production of shoulder, hip, knee, spine, trauma and sports‑medicine implants. Expected to be operational by the end of 2026, ACOT aims to support OEM partners through design, prototyping and serial production while creating high‑value jobs locally. Enterprise Ireland backs the project, which will be solar‑powered and digitally connected for European and North American markets.
  • Croom Medical, an Ireland-based contract manufacturer of orthopaedic implants, has broken ground on a 38,000-square-foot expansion at its manufacturing campus in Croom, County Limerick. Called the Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technologies (ACOT), the project marks the largest single investment in the company’s 42-year history. Construction is now underway, with completion expected by the end of 2026. ACOT has been described as a purpose-built R&D and industrialisation facility that consolidates multiple orthopaedic manufacturing processes in one location. Planned capabilities include precisi

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