Ann Arbor’s Solidica adds 15 positions in two years, looks to create more

The last two years have been good for Solidica and the Ann Arbor sensor company hopes the next two will treat it just as well.

 

The wireless systems developer has grown to 30 employees since it was founded in 1999. Of those jobs, 15 were created in the last two years where it has grown 80 percent in that same period of time.

 

“We have had a tremendous amount of growth in the last 24 months and we expect that to continue,” says Jeff Jorge, director of global Market development for Solidica

 

If it does, Solidica expects to add another 15 positions to accommodate its growth.

 

The start-up is a success story thanks to funds infused to it at its outset by the local venture capital firm North Coast Technology Investors. That funding at the company’s infancy helped it develop into the wireless providing powerhouse it is today.

 

It mainly focuses on creating supplies for wireless and wired systems. Oftentimes those supplies include built-in wireless sensors. For instance, if a military vehicle crashes, a central command post will know so almost immediately because of Solidica’s technology. A recent contract with the Japanese government entailed putting sensors into the I-beams of major constructio  projects to better determine earthquake vulnerabilities.

 

Although the company has made great headway in the private business world, it sees some of its greatest growth potential in military contracts where Sparks says Solidica has “key products in that market.”

 

Source: Jeff Jorge, director of global Market development for Solidica
Writer: Jon Zemke