IMaR – Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID Gateway
The IMaR (Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID) Research Centre at MTU Kerry is an applied research centre delivering expertise in the areas of hardware (mechatronics, robotics, control systems), software (data management and intelligent systems), IoT (RFID, sensors) and data analytics for increased productivity in the manufacturing, agriculture and process sectors to our regional industry partners.

Business Innovation Review with IMaR

Is your company interested in growing through the development of a new product, process or service? The IMaR Technology Gateway based at MTU Kerry will undertake a review of your current business offering(s) and provide practical research, development & innovation supports to assist you on this journey.

AgriTech Ireland

Ireland’ s AgriTech cluster is a coming together of industry, academics, and government to unlock new opportunities and deliver growth to this important sector. This new initiative is part of a national approach led by Enterprise Ireland through the Regional Technology Clustering Fund (RTCF) to support the growth of SMEs across multiple sectors. Munster Technological University (MTU) Kerry is the base for the AgriTech cluster whose goal is to establish, build and maintain a cluster of AgriTech companies from across Ireland to drive AgriTech SME productivity, competitiveness, and internationalisation.


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ACE - AgriTech Centre of Excellence

ACE is a new and exciting approach to AgriTech sectoral learning, development and research. ACE uses immersive learning technologies such as e-learning and virtual reality platforms to deliver excellence in learning and development for the AgriTech sector.


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REAMIT

IMaR partner on INTERREG North-West Europe project which aims to improve resource efficiency of agribusiness supply chains by minimising waste using Big Data and Internet of Things sensors.


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IMaR secures funding for Industry Partners

IMaR, The Intelligent Mechatronics & RFID Technology Gateway at IT Tralee, in collaboration with Kostal Ireland in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick and Astellas Ireland, in Killorglin, Co. Kerry. secure 1/2 million of Enterprise Ireland funding.


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Funding

IMaR can help you avail of project funding in the form of Innovation Vouchers, Innovation Feasibility Studies, Innovation Partnerships and Horizon Europe funding supports.


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Intelligent Mechatronics

Mechatronics is a combination of Engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electronic and Software) to address the needs of ever increasing automated production environments. It aims to integrate and enhance automation across a variety of industry sectors via the integration of sensors, electronics and computed control.


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Wearables and Therapeutic Devices

Wwhether tracking the performance of elite or amature athletes in a variety of sporting environments, monitoring their recovery after injury or gathering data to support the development of bespoke therapies, IMaR provides the electronic and software to realise prototype smart devices.

Reality mining

Reality mining is an upcoming paradigm which involves "the collection and analysis of machine-sensed environmental data pertaining to human social behaviour, with the goal to identify predictable patterns of (future) human behaviour" or in simple words it is the extraction of useful information from real world (sensor) data.


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RFID

Radio Frequency Identification or RFID involves the use of electronic tags for Identification of objects or things. IMaR has been at the forefront of RFID since 2004 and is currently re-investing in state of the art RFID hardware


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Research Strands

IMaR consists of two research strands Intelligent Mechatronics and Radio Frequency Identification & Internet of Things. Both are focused on the delivery of innovative solutions to industry and enterprise, whether it be improved operational efficiencies or new product development.

 

IMaR Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID

Our aim at IMaR is to engage with industry across Ireland to increase competitiveness in the area of Intelligent Mechatronics, Internet of Things and RFID. We encourage you to talk with us so we can provide the best possible solution to meet your innovation requirements.

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What our clients say

“Collaborating with IMaR has been a really instructive experience. They are as flexible as reliable, adapting always to the circumstances and supplying a high-quality service.” Julio Carrera, BorgWarner Limited
“The IMaR team were excellent to work with and completed our project successfully to our requirements” Liam McAuliffe – First Reaction Sports
“The introduction of the SiteVu platform has been a major success to date as it has provided the site with the ability to now monitor and track its water footprint. As a result of this visibility, a number of improvement projects have been identified and implemented so as to further reduce the sites overall consumption. The KPI application is used to alert the relevant owners of abnormal usage within their relevant areas, this ensures that we maintain and sustain the improvements which have been implemented to date” Patrick O’ Connor, Facilities – Vision Care Ireland
“The team at IMaR are always very proactive and willing to engage with industry partners at all levels. Their professional approach and willingness to take on projects regardless of the challenge is exceptional. At SPXLFOW we see our partnership with IMaR as an extension of our team – with a common goal in mind which is to meet customer expectations and demands. SPXFLOW look forward to continuing our collaboration with our academic partners at the IMaR Technology Gateway.” Eamonn Morrissey – SPX Dollinger (Celeros)
“When Astellas contacted IMaR with the issue of tracking the Hazardous waste onsite we found their approach to the issue very analytical and we are very satisfied with the high professional standard and valuable support provided during the project. We feel that the reliability, dedication, and partnership that IMaR personnel have shown during this project is a credit to the institute.” Eamonn Foley – Astellas Ireland
“I’m so glad I had access to IMaR’s skills as you found the answers I needed. Thank you so much for a great report, the attention to detail is really great.” Kevin Doyle, Squadron Six Aerospace Ltd