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The factory layout renewal at Uwira Oy – part of the Leinolat Group and located in Suvilahti, Vaasa – is nearing completion. The main objectives of the renewal are to shorten production lead times and improve employee well-being. As part of the project, Uwira's production management system has been updated, and the social facilities in all producti...
Heidi Lehtonen has been appointed as Quality and Sustainability Manager for Leinolat Group, effective January 1st 2026. Heidi has strong expertise in developing quality and operational excellence. She is currently serving as QHSE Manager at Alteams Oy's Laihia plant. As Quality and Sustainability Manager, Heidi will be responsible f...
In 2022, Wilo France, a subsidiary of the German Wilo Group, purchased the high-speed, fully automatic T-DRILL SEC-115 collaring machine for their Laval production facility. The collaring machine is integrated into a manifold production cell, acquired to improve the company's production efficiency by eliminating the need to buy manifolds from...
Each year, T-DRILL selects a Representative of the Year – one among the dozens of T-DRILL representatives worldwide who has demonstrated special effort, a great attitude, and dedication to their work. This year, the title went to An Duy Nguyễn, who represents T-DRILL in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. An Duy Nguyễn, founder of Anh Duong Tec...
Markku Välimäki has been appointed as Managing Director of Uwira Oy, effective October 1, 2025. He succeeds Arto Aro, who has decided to pursue his career outside the company. Markku will transfer to the position from his Plant Manager role at Valmet Technologies Oy in Lapua. Markku has over 30 years of extensive experience in leadership, business ...
Uwira, which has long promoted diversity in its work community, currently employs people from 16 different nationalities. When employees come from dozens of cultural and language backgrounds, special attention must be paid to areas like onboarding processes and the equal treatment of employees. We spoke with Sujith Vasudevan and Joel Vicentillo, wh...
Earlier this month, T-DRILL hosted its long-standing Sales meeting in Laihia, Finland. The gathering, which combined product training, networking, and – in true T-DRILL fashion – a family-like atmosphere, brought together around 50 T-DRILL representatives from 23 different countries across the globe. Finland's early summer weather was at its best a...
KOFAMA Koźle S.A., part of the Polish Zarmen Group, manufactures specialized machines and equipment for various industrial sectors. The company recently implemented a new production line aimed at reducing the amount of welding in its pipe fabrication process. With T-DRILL collaring and flanging machines, the new line cuts welding by up to 80%, resu...
Over the past three years, Uwira has systematically worked to improve the sustainability and responsibility of its operations. In practice, this means evaluating and developing processes across all business areas, including production, administration, and personnel. The first development areas will be addressed during 2025. New Factory Layou...
Leinolat Group is a frontrunner in the Finnish metal industry as one of the first companies to publish a sustainability report aligned with the new VSME (Voluntary Sustainability Standards for SMEs) framework. Published in May 2025, Leinolat Group's first ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) report evaluates the operations across four key areas: c...
Mein Schiff 7, built in the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland, is the world's first methanol-ready cruise ship. She was delivered on June 10, 2024, to TUI Cruises, a joint venture between the German TUI AG and the American Royal Caribbean Group. Mein Schiff 7 is the seventh ship in the Mein Schiff series and the first in the fleet equipped for...
T-DRILL Oy, part of Leinolat Group, has been awarded Great Place to Work Certification™. The globally recognized certification, granted based on an employee survey, is the most well-known acknowledgment of an outstanding employee experience. For an industrial company, achieving this certification on the first attempt is an exceptional accomplishmen...
Jan-Peter Sandqvist was born in Kokkola, but he has lived his whole life in the Kvarken Archipelago. He has worked at the Oy Leinolat Ab for 48 years. After finishing his vocational school and getting a degree in sheet metal and welding practices on June 1st, 1974, Sandqvist started his 48 years long career at the Leinolat. – My school ended on Fri...
Petri Leppinen started as the new CEO of Kilkanen on October 1, 2023. Arto Aro, who has been the CEO of Kilkanen for a year, will continue to contribute to the development of Kilkanen as a member of the board, in addition to his role as the CEO of Uwira. Improving Operations is in the Center at Kilkanen During his first month on the job, Kilkanen's...
Picture a man. He is getting off an airplane somewhere in the world after an 11-hour flight. He grabs his belongings, stretches his limbs and says goodbye to the crew who know him by name. He casually gets off the plane and without batting an eye, hops in a cab, travels to his destination – and gets straight to work. Is he a president? A movie star...
Mechanical Engineer Amir Dirbaz has been designing Leimec's products since 2018. When the engineering office through which Dirbaz initially worked for Leimec closed its operations, Leimec was determined not to let go of someone with such valuable expertise in the company's products. Today, Dirbaz is a key figure in Leimec's product development, ful...
To ensure pristine machine quality, T-DRILL manufactures components and tools in their own component manufacturing facilities in Isokyrö, Finland. In the fall of 2024, T-DRILL's component manufacturing was taken to the next level with a half-million-euro investment: a new Mazak Integrex i-100 multi-tasking machine. The new machine streamlines produ...
The ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) has granted Kilkanen EU co-funding for a digitalization project. The ongoing project aims to digitalize Kilkanen's order-to-delivery processes and enhance their transparency. Through digitalization, unnecessary manual steps will be eliminated from the processes, which i...
The board of Oy Leinolat Ab has appointed Keimo Kalliosaari as the new CEO. Keimo will start as CEO of the parent company and of Leinolat Group on January 1, 2025. Current CEO Lars-Erik Schöring, who has led Leinolat Group for 9 years, continues the development of the group as the Chairman of the parent company and as Director in the boards of the ...
Leinolat Group participated in the national Technology Tuesday event. Technology Tuesday, arranged by vocational schools and technology companies, is an annual event intended to function as a bridge between future technology experts and potential employers. Leinolat Group participated in the event's career fair, organized at vocational school Vamia...
