German automation technology company Pilz to build new research-and-development centre

German automation technology company, Pilz, has acquired a 3,000 square metre site adjacent to its existing Cork facility. This will allow it to significantly expand its Irish operations.

The company, based in the Cork Business and Technology Park, on Cork’s Model Farm Road, has been in Ireland since 1998. It will use the new facility to expand its office and laboratory space to meet growing demand for its services.

The company is planning to begin construction on the site of a new facility to accommodate the Software product research-and-development centre, a global centre of excellence to configure and programme intelligent automation systems.