I caught Simon doing a presentation at ATX Anaheim show and I tracked him down to talk about collaborative technologies in automation.

Simon recently rejoined ATS in April of 2018 to lead the growth of the SuperTrak brand in the global market.At Clearpath Robotics he helped establish the OTTO product line of indoor self driving targeting autonomous material handling in the industrial market. In his role he built and oversaw a team leading market strategy, product development, product design, and program execution.Prior to Clearpath, Simon held multiple progressive roles at ATS Automation, overseeing the execution of multi-faceted automation programs for some of the world’s largest companies with revenues exceeding $30 million / year and project teams exceeding 70 people operating 24/7. Project experience spans multiple industries, including solar, packaging, consumer electronics, and medical devices with installations of over 750 systems in North America, Europe, and Asia.Simon earned Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Design Engineering, with an option in Management Sciences, from the University of Waterloo as well as an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University with a specialization in Strategic Management and International Business Operations, earned on a part-time basis.

Enjoy the podcast. Jim

Show Notes:

Hello everyone. And welcome to the robot nation podcast. This is the podcast dedicated to advanced manufacturing capital equipment and the robotics and automation industry. We'll be covering trends and topics important to the factory automation and robotics industry. And we'll interview guests in our series of podcasts. We know that manufacturing is cool. It brings all kinds of jobs into your community. And if you're good, you will have a job for life.

So welcome everyone. My name is Jim Beretta and I'm your moderator. I am also president of customer attraction, industrial marketing based in Cambridge, Ontario. If you liked this podcast, please rate us wherever you find your podcasts, but more importantly, tell your friends about it. Send them an email, tweet us hashtag robot nation podcast. If you'd like to get in touch with us. Our email address is [email protected].

If you have an idea or an interesting company or technology, or you'd like to be a guest on our podcast, please nominate someone and just send an email to that same email address [email protected].

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our guest Simon Drexler. Simon Drexler is a graduate from Wilfrid Laurier with his MBA and the university of Waterloo with his P N designation in systems design management sciences. Simon Drexler is the director of the linear motion technologies. The LMT group at ATS automation in Cambridge, Ontario. He's been a business analyst at Communitech technology accelerator and startup for a regional innovation center. Simon has worked with auto ClearPath robotics. One of the early leaders in autonomous robotics with over 12 years experience in industrial automation. Simon has earned himself this spot on plant magazine's top 40 engineering leaders under 40 and was named supply and demand chain executive magazines pro to know with a passion for technology. Simon continues to drive innovation in the world of industrial automation. Along with leading the LMT group, Simon currently sits in the board of advisors for Canadian manufacturers and exporters. And when not in the office, Simon spends time being active in the outdoors with his wife and two children.

We're kind of both alike Simon. We both worked for ATS automation and we both worked for Communitech and we have a lot of robots in our lives. And so I'd like to welcome you to the podcast

Simon: Thank you very much, Jim. I'm happy to be here.

Simon, one of the first questions that I'd like to ask you is a lit