Interview with Matt Smith, H2scan Director of Operations
What is a typical day like for you?
H2scan is a growing company with technology that is changing and improving. Keeping up with these changes means working with a number of different teams within the organization. This requires working with the planning and warehouse teams to ensure appropriate material supply and job assignments, with the purchasing team to assess appropriate pricing and delivery of material, with the assembly team to prioritize build of a variety of products and with calibration technicians to ensure accurate test processing. We also have regular strategy sessions with the quality and engineering teams to ensure proper support.
We have a continuing increase in demand for the Gridscan 5000, so keeping up with this demand means focusing on continuous improvement and planning for growth and change. Dealing with the day-to-day, providing necessary support and training and looking down the road is a balancing act, but the operations team is dedicated to making this happen.
What are your predictions for 2021?
No one would have ever thought we would have a year like 2020, so for 2021 I’m looking forward to (hopefully) a return to normal and continued growth for H2scan and its technology. I anticipate significant growth in Gridscan 5000 hydrogen sensor production, and improvements in manufacturing technology, including better monitoring and automation in our manufacturing process. I’m really looking forward to the rollout of the Automated Sensor Calibration Manufacturing Technology, to enable our technicians to be more hands-off in what was otherwise a very manual process.
What excites you about the future of H2scan and the hydrogen economy?
Industry estimates put the addressable market for green hydrogen worth up 10 trillion euros by 2050 and H2scan is well positioned to be a part of that opportunity. The transport, storage, generation and use of hydrogen as part of a green hydrogen environment is going to require monitoring by H2scan sensors. H2scan has only begun to scratch the surface of the potential technological adaptations and our R&D team is dedicated to developing sensors to help H2scan expand and meet the requirements of future customers.