Novarc appoints VP of innovations

Novarc Technologies Inc., a Vancouver, B.C., provider of cobots and AI systems for robotic welding applications, has hired Mahyar Asadi (PEng, PMP, IWE) as vice president of innovations.

Asadi has extensive industrial experience in advanced welding using simulations and machine learning. He comes to the company from Applus Canada, where he was advanced engineering manager. He as a PhD in computational weld mechanics and more than 15 years of experience applying his knowledge to the automotive, aircraft, marine, medical devices, energy, oil and gas, and heavy machinery industries.