The right type of engineer crucial for design success

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 9:08 am
Article: sticK

The right type of engineer crucial for design success

(sticK - 28 June 2011 ) Finding the right type of product design engineer is about as easy as finding hen's teeth for Hamilton-based animal pharmaceutical delivery company, Simcro.

The developer and manufacturer of drench guns and injectors has won a swag of awards for its innovations - including an 'Optiline' drench gun that instead of being a pistol grip delivers the anthelmintic through the base of a completely new type of hand-operated pump.

The privately owned company has a mostly business-to-business model, with animal health companies adding Simcro designed delivery products as part of the package.

Simcro's business development manager and head of R&D, Rod Walker, says the company's always on the lookout for engineers to add to its 12 strong product development team.

"The classic engineering training gives a lot of basic skills within basic problem solving concepts," says Walker, who has an electrical and electronics engineering degree.

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