Photo: Gerard O'BrienFrom hand-turned wheels on cumbersome lathes and milling machines to 3-D computers, touch screens and robotics, there’s not much engineering innovation John Hyslop has not tackled during his past 50 years with Dunedin specialist engineering company Scott Technology. Dunedin-born, Mr Hyslop had a father who was an engineer, and he began "tinkering with mechanics" from an early age. Following on from being chief design engineer, Mr Hyslop was in project management for five years, and has spent the past decade in logistics and parts purchasing. "Scott was prepared to spend the money and take the risks and get fully involved in computing," Mr Hyslop said. In his most recent decades, Mr Hyslop said robotics for the meat industry had become "another whole facet" in engineering terms for the company.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2018 16:30 UTC