A new €7.4m software development centre has been opened in Cork by global automation technology company Pilz.
The opening of the facility coincides with the 20th anniversary of the company’s presence in Ireland.
The new three storey 2,500 square metre facility is located next to the existing Pilz Ireland building and doubles the capacity of the overall Pilz campus in the Cork Business and Technology Park on Model Farm Road.
The software product research and development division and its 125 employees will be based in the new centre.
The company is actively recruiting, with 70 new jobs in total planned by 2023. This will bring total employment across the Pilz Ireland campus to 220.
Pilz has a 2025 vision to cement Pilz as a global provider of products, systems and services in all aspects of automation, driving the smart factories of the fourth industrial revolution.
The engineering tools used to plan, design, programme and visualise Pilz automation control systems globally are conceived and developed in Cork. The investment in this new centre will allow Pilz to expand its current portfolio of automation systems, while developing their technologies around Internet of Things , analytics and new Software as a Service applications.
Speaking at the official opening, Thomas Pilz, Managing Partner of Pilz, said, "Pilz is committed to remaining at the forefront of innovation, and this new centre at our Irish operation showcases that vision.
"Coupled with the milestone of 20 years of Pilz in Ireland, today marks a new step for the company in Cork as we scale and grow."
