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The Exact Group , Newry : Left hand image : Composite seat back used in business and first class seating , Right hand image : Monuments , located in the aircraft galleys
“ When the pandemic hit , we did not want to lay off really good people with skills that are hard to find and I have never seen a get it done work ethic as I have with the people in Northern Ireland . We thought what can we do to help them using the equipment we had . We wanted to keep our people busy so we designed and manufactured a foot activated hand sanitisation station , which we donated to hospitals , charity partners and heavy footfall areas ,” said General Manager , Ronan Callan .
“ Thanks to that endeavour we sought out certification to deliver medical equipment and a whole new market has been opened up to us .”
One global company in the medical market has just selected them as its preferred supplier and , today , the company also undertakes projects ranging from the design and fabrication of specialist equipment for the marine sector to the manufacture of precision components for the Power Generation industry .
Like so many of the region ’ s advanced engineering firms , Crossen Engineering too has experienced impressive growth - almost 30 per cent in the past couple of years thanks to pivoting to new markets from its automotive roots . Today its roll call of industries includes medical , EV batteries , renewable energy , mobility and construction .
“ We ’ ve engineered metal components for ostomy , respiratory and surgical equipment for a global OEM , which develops worldleading precision technologies for surgical and medical uses . They approached us for assistance in the development of an innovative new electrode component for an atraumatic serrations sealing instrument . The new component gives more consistent compression so that the device can seal surgical cuts before bleeding starts , while also removing unwanted tissue more quickly ,” said Peter Crossen , Business Development Manager .
Crossen Engineering , Belfast