Minister of State Robert Troy took a virtual visit to Sligo and Leitrim this week to meet with business leaders, including SL Controls CEO Keith Moran. Robert Troy has responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital, and Company Regulation in the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment. At the meeting, the Minister discussed export strategies as well …
Climbing Mount Everest 157 times over four weeks is impressive, even if it was achieved as a virtual activity challenge with all the steps taken on Irish soil. The challenge was part of SL Controls’ Live Well at SL programme, an initiative that promotes good physical health and exercise in the workplace. With staff currently working remotely, …
Whether working at the office or from home, it’s important to keep moving and to get exercise throughout the day for both physical and mental health. To promote this fact at SL Controls, we’ve launched a Virtual Mountain Activity Challenge to the summit of Mount Everest. It’s an activity challenge lasting four weeks with each …
Employees Take Part in Virtual Mountain Activity Challenge at SL Controls Read More »
Like other companies, we have migrated to a position where most of our staff are working from home. While remote working is not a new concept for SL Controls, the scale has increased considerably as we follow Government guidance to help deal with the COVID-19 emergency. We have now developed a Remote Working Charter highlighting …
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For the last few years, SL Controls has been proud to support the Darkness Into Light walk in aid of Pieta House. The goal is to raise awareness and support those affected by suicide and self-harm. Gathering to walk is not possible this year, however, because of the COVID-19 emergency. Like many other organisations, Pieta …
SL Controls Supports Very Different 2020 Darkness into Light Event Read More »
When new code is added to an existing system, the software must be re-validated. This takes time so can be a costly exercise. In addition, code changes in themselves introduce risk, something which can be compounded with human error and accuracy issues. As a result, it is a complex process to validate software when code …
Case Study: Reducing Software Validation Time and Code Change Risks Read More »
SL Controls engineers are using their knowledge, experience, and personal spare time to help produce PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for Irish healthcare workers. They are doing this as part of Engineers Ireland’s Covid-19 virtual factory crowdsourcing initiative. Using their own 3D printers, the engineers are printing reusable frames for protection visors. They are manufactured …
Adding scalability to your production line so you can increase output when you need to with no additional costs – this is one of the objectives you can achieve with factory automation technologies. We have direct experience in these types of projects. In the example in this case study, we delivered on this objective for …
Case Study: Increasing Manufacturing Capacity by 25% with Zero Additional Resources Read More »
These are challenging and difficult times for everyone. Like other companies, we at SL Controls are following the advice of the authorities in order to help protect our employees, customers, and suppliers, as well as the community in general. Our employees are currently working from home. We have extensive experience with remote working, so have …
Equipment systems integration solutions are becoming increasingly important in medical device and pharmaceutical production facilities. There are several reasons for this including changing regulatory requirements, the need to improve the service offered to patients/users, and the need to remain competitive by making efficiency savings and increasing productivity. These were some of the motivating factors for …
A key event on the Irish engineering calendar takes place next week – Limerick for Engineering. As with previous years, SL Controls is involved, and we hope to see you there! Vinnie Boyd, Business Development Associate at SL Controls, said: “Limerick for Engineering is a showcase event highlighting the engineering career opportunities that exist in …
Are you looking at options to advance your career in 2020? Are you looking to improve your work-life balance while also achieving your career objectives? At SL Controls, we have a number of vacancies across the country. These vacancies are the result of our continued growth and will help us deliver on the requirements of …
On Friday 6 December we enjoyed a fabulous evening in the Clayton Hotel, Galway for our Christmas Party. Over 90 of us travelled to Galway for festive dinner and dancing until late. Here are some pics from the night.
Mechatronics masters’ students at the University of Limerick (UL) attended a boot camp last week. This wasn’t a boot camp that involved crawling through muck or running endless miles in the pouring rain, though. Instead, it was an Equipment Systems Engineering E-Cubers boot camp that was focused on the latest Smart Manufacturing and automation technologies. …
SL Controls-Backed E-Cubers Runs B&R Boot Camp with Mechatronics Students in UL Read More »
On Friday last we supported Christmas Jumper Day in aid of MS Ireland. Employees in all our regional offices wore their best Christmas jumper to work and dug deep in their pockets to support MS Ireland. Thank you to all our staff for participating in this event and for raising vital funds for MS Ireland. …
Christmas Jumper Day at SL Controls in aid of MS Ireland Read More »
At SL Controls, we are delighted to announce that we are now proud sponsors of Sligo RFC. As part of our commitment and support for the rugby club, we have sponsored player Stephen Kerins. The 23-year-old Sligo man is a former pupil of Summerhill College and plays at scrum-half for Sligo. He also went …
Are you looking for a new challenge in your engineering career in 2020? Do you want to take your career to the next level to progress further towards your objectives? Do you want a better work-life balance while still doing a job you are passionate about with a fantastic salary and benefits package? If you …
Exciting Career Opportunities for Engineers at SL Controls Read More »
SL Controls won the Sligo Chamber Skillnet award at the Sligo Chamber Excellence Awards’ ceremony which took place on Friday evening. The Skillnet award recognises our achievements in upskilling and training our staff and our commitment to facilitating employee professional development. At SL Controls, we do this through our Pathways programme which makes it possible …
The Sligo Chamber Awards take place this evening and SL Controls has been shortlisted. The award we are up for is the Sligo Chamber Skillnet Award which focuses on the training, upskilling, and staff professional development efforts of the shortlisted companies. The Sligo Chamber Awards ceremony takes place this evening at the Sligo Park Hotel. …
Launch of SL Controls’ Profile Video for the Sligo Chamber Awards Read More »
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards took place in Dublin on Friday evening and SL Controls placed 42nd. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards is a prestigious annual event that brings together leading tech companies from across Ireland. The 50 fastest-growing companies are named on the list, ranked in order according to an assessment by …
SL Controls Named as the 42nd Fastest Growing Technology Company in Ireland in 2019 Read More »
SL Controls has been shortlisted in the Best Employer and Best CSR Organisation categories at this year’s Limerick Chamber Awards. The Best Employer Award covers talent development and workplace wellness. It recognises companies that have set the highest standards in these areas and that have also demonstrated company-wide success. The Best CSR, or Contribution to …
SL Controls Shortlisted for Two Limerick Chamber Awards Read More »
This year, SL Controls has again been shortlisted in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards. It is an award for the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland, as verified by Deloitte. Deloitte assesses and validates the accounts of the companies in the running for the awards, shortlisting the top 50 based on this assessment. …
SL Controls Again Makes the List of the 50 Fast Growing Technology Companies in Ireland Read More »
SL Controls has been shortlisted for a Sligo Chamber Excellence Award. The award we are up for is the Sligo Chamber Skillnet Award. It recognises companies that invest in staff and demonstrate a commitment to upskilling and encouraging personal and professional development. At SL Controls, we call our talent development programme Pathways. It has enabled …
SL Controls took part in the Company Marathon Relay Challenge in Limerick on Thursday last for the third time. The annual event takes place on National Fitness Day and promotes living a healthy and active lifestyle. The SL Controls team competed against 16 other companies with a base in Limerick including Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, …
SL Controls Competes in the Limerick Company Marathon Challenge 2019 Read More »
Skills shortages are a hot topic in the engineering sector on a macro level, but on your factory floor the issue – and the potential solutions – are more nuanced and more immediate than getting more young people to consider a career in engineering. You might have a fixed-term project which requires specific knowledge, experience, …
The team at SL Controls took part in Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice together with Bewley’s yesterday 19th September. Each year we ask staff to bring in baked or bought treats for this very worthy cause and we ask them to dig deep in their pockets and donate. The Hospice coffee morning has raised …
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Manufacturing technologies, equipment, machines, and platforms are advancing at a rapid pace. You probably have machines and equipment on your production line that have delivered significant improvements to your business. However, most production lines operate with equipment that exists largely in isolation. Often, this is because of the evolutionary way that many manufacturing lines develop …
Upgrading servers and equipment in a manufacturing facility is a significant undertaking, particularly in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and medical devices. At SL Controls, we have helped a range of different companies with projects like this. One example was a medical device company that had multiple servers and machines used in the manufacture of a …
Tech North West, a new alliance of companies in the ICT sector in the North West of Ireland, has officially launched. SL Controls is a proud supporter and member of Tech North West. The business grouping brings together ICT companies working in a range of industries. The aim is to promote Sligo, Leitrim, and the …
SL Controls-Supported Tech North West to Promote the ICT Sector in Sligo and Leitrim Read More »
At SL Controls, we believe a happy and healthy team improves the working environment for everyone. It also enhances performance and productivity. Therefore, we run regular campaigns to promote both physical and mental health and wellbeing. Those individual campaigns come under our two main health and wellbeing initiatives: Live Well at SL which promotes good …
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