Fortune 500 companies tackling manufacturing skills gap with Ottawa firm's software
Summary
After more than two decades in business focused largely on research and development, the company introduced a new CEO late last year to capitalize on the firm’s foundations.Samer Forzley, who first encountered the company while working as marketing vice-president for Ottawa IT services firm Pythian, says he jumped at the opportunity to take the reins at Simutech.Maintenance workers in the baby-boomer generation are rapidly hitting retirement age at the same time as millennials and Gen Z graduates are walking onto the floor.The advent of industrial Internet of Things technologies and the push to automation have made machines on the factory floor increasingly complex and difficult to maintain.While younger, digital natives may adapt more quickly to emerging technologies, the established workers often require additional technical guidance.