Interface Machine Learning Process Analytical Technology and Process Science For Next Level Process Development

Martin Gadsby, Chairman, Optimal Industrial Technologies Ltd

Martin graduated from the University of Bath in the late 1970s, and after working through a few positions in the industry, he became the European R&D Process and Process Automation Group Leader for Kraft Foods.  After a few years at Kraft, Martin decided to set up a process automation business with a colleague, Dave Richards, and Optimal was born. Optimal Industrial Automation was formed over 33 years ago, and Optimal Industrial Technologies, which was formed more recently as the products division, and is the market leader in the field of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) with its PAT Knowledge Management product – synTQ. Martin is now Chairman of both Optimal companies, which are now part of the SciY group of vendor-agnostic software and automation solutions. On the personal front, Martin is a bit of a ‘petrolhead’ and enjoys flying aerobatics and racing cars.