The distance between Dublin , Ireland and Bellingham , Washington is about 4,500 miles , or a nine-hour flight . But there are a lot of similarities between the two geographies — including industriousness and precipitation — both averaging about 20 inches per year of rainfall .
Trulife Engineered Solutions started life as Pro CNC , Inc ., and was purchased by an Irish company , Trulife , to diversify the company offerings . According to Mike Sumner , general manager at Trulife Engineered Solutions , owner Noel Murphy , who had a medical division of Trulife in Poulsbo , “ got excited about the aerospace industry in the Northwest .” He also said that Murphy was concerned about changes in the medical device industry and wanted to diversify into aerospace .
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