Episode 159: Piers Olsen, CEO of Olsen Actuators and Drives
In this episode, Piers shares his experiences as an engineer for more than three decades by giving an assessment of the current aviation market and the changes he has seen in his career so far. He then introduces us to his company and work it does in the Advanced Air Mobility market, before going into detail about electric actuators and their role in eVTOL aircraft. One of the company's customers is UK firm Vertical Aerospace, so Piers talks to us about the work they have been carrying out for the OEM. And finally, he shares more details about the other work Olsen Actuators and Drives does in other sectors, and how it all relates back to the Advanced Air Mobility and electric mobility.