Apple Opens Multi-Million Euro Product Testing Facility in Ireland

Apple has opened a multi-million euro engineering and test facility close to its Hollyhill campus in Cork, Ireland, according to the IrishExaminer.

Located in the former Banta warehouse complex which Apple acquired in 2020, the facility will test and analyse Apple products for the whole of Europe. It is only the third such site in the world operated by the company. At the site, engineers and technicians will use a range of high-tech equipment including CT scanners and electron microscopes to test and analyse products with the aim of improving their durability and performance.

Apple has purportedly invested tens of millions of euros to transform the warehouse into a state-of-the-art facility.


Apple VP of European Operations Cathy Kearney said the facility is "a natural evolution from all the investments in recent years."

"The focus of this facility is to ensure the best product, durability and performance, and the lab team here will be testing and analysing Apple's entire range of products.

"This facility is the first of its kind in Europe and we are delighted to have it here in Cork."

The expansion of Apple's operations in the area follows the creation of an artificial intelligence and machine learning team in Cork back in 2019.


"We started that team in late 2019. In the height of Covid, that team has grown to over 680 people and it continues to grow. It's a really, really diverse team with over 20 nationalities and a huge variety of experiences."

"So, the new engineering and test facility and teams like AIML are really exciting additions to the work we do in Cork. It's really good to see all of the skills we're building here and how it links into the work that was already here."

More details in the full report linked below...

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