CARA PARTNERS

In this video, Digital Manufacturing Ireland (DMI) partners with Cara Partners, a long-standing herbal API manufacturer in Cork, to navigate a strategic digital transformation. With over 40 years of experience producing a globally distributed product, Cara Partners faced the challenge of evolving from a paper-based, single-product operation to a digital, multi-product facility built for scale.

The collaboration began with targeted workshops and a clear roadmap, designed not only to streamline testing, data capture and operational complexity, but also to ensure that Cara Partners’ transformation strategy aligned with broader corporate objectives. With the global CIO involved from the outset, DMI helped bridge the local implementation with the global vision, providing leadership visibility and ensuring alignment at every level.

From enhancing software systems to prioritising people across the organisation, the approach balanced operational efficiency with cultural readiness, building flexible, scalable digital capabilities without losing sight of what makes the company unique.