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MetLase appoints Johnathan Andrews as Business Development Manager for Digital Products

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MetLase appoints Johnathan Andrews as Business Development Manager for Digital Products

Published: 7th May, 2021

MetLase is delighted to announce the appointment of Johnathan Andrews as Business Development Manager for Digital Products.  Johnathan will engage with manufacturers across multiple sectors to drive growth for MetLase through communicating the benefits of our suite of core digital products, launching throughout 2021 and beyond.

Johnathan has almost 20 years of experience in an engineering sales role, throughout this time he’s focussed on helping manufacturing businesses become more competitive through the adoption of digital processes such as 3D printing and additive manufacturing. 

Johnathan commented “I am excited to join this highly innovative team and look forward to driving the adoption of digital technologies that offer solutions to the significant challenges faced every day by manufacturers.”

Richard Gould, Business Development Manager said, “I am delighted to welcome Johnathan to the team, his extensive experience in digital manufacturing is a great fit for MetLase in this exciting year for us, as we launch our suite of core digital manufacturing products.  Johnathan will focus on providing these smart solutions to our customers, enabling them to digitise their manufacturing process and become more competitive, which is critical more than ever as businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic”

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My Year in Industry – Heather Price

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My Year in Industry – Heather Price

Heather Price, MEng Biomedical Engineer at The University of Bradford

Currently studying Biomedical Engineering, Heather took an opportunity to take her knowledge to the next stage and exploit the process, applying it to a Mechanical & Digital Engineering company with a vision of growth.

Ensuing a MetLase presentation at an IMechE event, MetLase caught Heather’s attention. Following up after the event, Heather approached the team to learn more. The idea of using engineering core principles and applying them within the medical industry was what piqued Heather’s interest. On further engagement and following the interview process, Heather secured a placement year in Industry.

The first few weeks were a whirlwind of learning new ways of working, new systems, understanding current projects and getting to know the team.

“Initially I started on some smaller scale projects, creating CMM fixtures for the Aerospace industry. This gave me great insight into the full service offering MetLase provides. From design concept, iteration through to delivery and support”

As Heather’s confidence grew, the larger the projects got. One of the most notable projects being part of the team in the Ventilator Challenge UK, a unique opportunity in a global crisis to help the country. 

“This has been an amazing opportunity for me to grow my career. You really have to get involved, familiarise yourself with all the systems and projects before getting to grips with where you will fit. I’ve gained real know-how of working in Industry and applied my academic skills to all my projects.” 

She continued

“Working within such a close-knit team allows for lots of knowledge sharing and ideas flowing through all the current projects. It was a great atmosphere and really got my innovative ideas on the table for discussion by all the engineers which really encouraged me, and developed my professional confidence” 

Since completing her time at MetLase, Heather can now see the huge potential of this methodology and how it can be applied to the medical industry, with significant benefits. Heather has since returned to University to finish off her Masters and we will hopefully see her at the end of her studies.

Developing my career with MetLase

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Developing my career with MetLase

Stewart Lowth, Product Development and Innovation Manager, MetLase Limited

After just 3 years with MetLase, Stewart Lowth has recently been promoted to Product Development and Innovation Manager – recognising him as one of the leaders in shaping a business culture required for innovation to succeed within MetLase.

Stewart’s engineering career began 2000, at a design consultancy that specialised in automated automotive fixturing. After 11 years Stewart moved on to undertake a PHD in fixturing sponsored by Rolls-Royce as a way of sharpening his technical skill set. This led Stewart into academia and teaching at the University of Nottingham as Assistant Professor in tooling and fixturing, where he successfully supervised a number of his own Rolls-Royce funded fixturing PhD students to completion. As part of his innovative research, Stewart worked closely with Rolls Royce on complex manufacturing problems and it was here he learned more about MetLase, a new company formed on engineering expertise with a vision to innovate.  

In 2017, Stewart officially joined the team where he has been given time and resources to expand his vision and innovate projects.

Stewart said “The whole team is really engaged and wants to contribute to the company’s success.  It’s great to work in a team that really values your experience”

“With my background in teaching, this role has provided me with the opportunity to work with the team to embed a culture which will provide confidence for them to offer complete digital solutions and propose innovative problem solving solutions to our customers without feeling out of their depth”

One of Stewart’s most notable and more recent challenges in this role includes the UK’s Ventilator Challenge UK (VCUK).  The team were faced with having to quickly develop a working ventilator to a new Rapid Manufactured Ventilator Specification (RMVS) devised by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to address the current requirements. 

Looking forward, Stewart is excited to see the company expand further into the Medical sector “using our engineering principles to think beyond the traditional, our innovative thinking and digital capabilities, we will not only make great advances in the technology offered but we will be changing people’s lives”

MetLase thrives on offering bespoke problem solving solutions.  The team takes time in working closely with each customer to provide a solution that can often take the risk out of new product innovation and provide a safe environment to develop Industry 4.0 digital capability.  

An exciting future is on the horizon Stewart and the MetLase team.

To read more about the Ventilator challenge, CLICK HERE