

Steve Prior Applications Director

Steve Prior Applications Director
As an ONC / HNC Mechanically qualified engineer, Steve cut his teeth in the Oil Industry quoting navigation aids for new oil rig builds working to exacting specifications and contracts.
Moving into the packaging machinery industry in 1988 Steve headed UK sales as Director for a Dutch company from 1987 until 2009 selling high specification bagging, palletising and stretch hooding equipment. During this time he introduced robots to the company’s range of equipment solutions beginning a long association with robotics.
After a short stint with an Ely based robot integrator during which he achieved the company’s largest ever order, Steve started his second company Sipro Automation & Robotics in 2010 working with various robot integrators to grow their UK and Ireland sales, and gaining significant experience supplying a wide range of robot solutions to the Aerospace, Automotive, Building, Chemicals, Plastics and Food Industries.
Steve’s Robot sales experience, Robot Simulation and Project Management skills will provide a useful asset in providing Sipro customers with the unique solutions they need.