AgriTech Centre
of Excellence (ACE)

Through the financial support of the Enterprise Ireland Regional Enterprise Development Fund and Industry financial contributions, ACE has developed a suite of technology solutions that are at the cutting edge of digital immersive and related technologies. These solutions were cultivated with our industry partners in mind.

Industry clients can benefit from the development of bespoke virtual, augmented and mixed reality immersive training and experience content creation using the vast range of state-of-the-art digital hardware and software available at ACE including the ACE Virtual Reality Suite – a collaborative immersive space housing an Igloo 180-degree curved screen training environment ideal for shared immersive and virtual collaborative experiences, broadcasting, novel presentations and more.

Our state-of-the-art immersive reality services allows our partner companies to solve complex problems in a virtual setting. Virtual reality solutions can be used to simulate a manufacturing process, allowing engineers to identify potential problems with equipment placement or workflow. It can also help with real-time information about equipment performance, allowing technicians on manufacturing lines to quickly identify problems and make necessary repairs.

ACE has a range of virtual, augmented and assisted reality headsets located in our Digital Production Suite to allow clients to develop experiences in tandem with the Digital Immersive Media team to deliver the best experiences. We also have a suite of drones and an IAA certified drone pilot on staff to engage in content development for marketing, creating digital aerial scans using high quality 360-degree camera and sensor technology. 3D space and asset scanning using our Matterport, Insta360 and drone photogrammetry cameras are particularly popular with clients, allowing them to gain a virtual representation of their actual assets, offices, factory floor or building for virtual tours and onboarding training.

ACE Services include:

• Immersive Experiences
  • Annotated Audio-Visual-based
  • CGI-based
• 3D scanning and digital twins
• Drone Services (photogrammetry, thermal, video)
• Marketing content using digital media production suite
• Development of shared content

It primarily helps manufacturing, AgriTech and engineering companies to make their manufacturing and other operations leaner, smarter, more efficient, more profitable with less waste.

We have developed a considerable expertise on lean manufacturing and the use of digital technology solutions to enhance lean management techniques. We will map out our clients existing processes, establish what best practice looks like and develop improved processes that we can work with our client partner to achieve.