Croom Medical breaks ground on Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technology
Croom Medical breaks ground on Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technology
Publish Date: 2026-02-23 07:50:00
Source Domain: med-techinsights.com
Croom Medical has broken ground on a significant expansion at its manufacturing campus in Croom, Co. Limerick, marking the largest single investment in the company’s 42-year history and a milestone for advanced orthopaedic manufacturing in Ireland’s Mid-West.
The development, known as ACOT (Advanced Centre of Orthopaedic Technologies) is a purpose-built, 38,000 sq ft facility designed establish a true R&D and industrialisation centre of excellence according to the company.
ACOT says it will integrate the full spectrum of orthopaedic manufacturing under one roof: precision CNC machining, lights-out machining and grinding, palletised loading, multi-material additive manufacturing, vacuum furnace heat treatment, electropolishing, anodising, automated polishing and finishing, digital inspection, and clean-and-pack operations. From metal and plastic to finished implant, under one roof.
For OEM partners, ACOT will enable deeper integration across the full product lifecycle, from early-stage design and prototyping through to validated serial production, across shoulder, hip, knee, spine, trauma, and sports medicine devices. By consolidating advanced processes within a single vertically integrated facility, the centre will deliver fewer handoffs, faster time to market, and one trusted manufacturing partner.
ACOT has been designed around the direction in which the orthopaedic industry is heading: cementless fixation, robotic-assisted surgery, and additive manufacturing at scale. These trends demand advanced technology, sophisticated surface finishing, and vertically integrated supply chains. ACOT is purpose-built to deliver on each of these requirements.
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ACOT is being developed with the support of Enterprise Ireland, reflecting its strategic importance to Ireland’s medical technology sector and the region’s industrial base. The facility will be solar-powered and digitally connected, reinforcing Croom Medical’s…
