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Turku Vocational Institute

Diverse and individual learning

Kemppi X8 MIG Welder encourages to pursue the perfect weld

Company

Turku Vocational Institute

Website

turkuai.fi

Industry

Welding education

Location

Turku, Finland

Base material

AI, Ss, Fe

The X8 MIG Welder challenges and encourages students to pursue a perfect weld. And once it's been learned, they can do the same with more traditional equipment.
Hermanni Salonen,Team Manager, Turku Vocational Institute
Second-year students Jenna Valkonen and Eino Tuomi at their joint project. Tuomi has been welding at his father’s workshop since he was ten years old and has already become familiar with various welding equipment.

Second-year students Jenna Valkonen and Eino Tuomi at their joint project. Tuomi has been welding at his father’s workshop since he was ten years old and has already become familiar with various welding equipment.

Team Manager Hermanni Salonen’s personal goal is to keep up with the times, stay one step ahead and prepare for the future. There are plenty of older recreational vehicles at the workshop because they are not needed in daily driving.

Team Manager Hermanni Salonen’s personal goal is to keep up with the times, stay one step ahead and prepare for the future. There are plenty of older recreational vehicles at the workshop because they are not needed in daily driving.

Mikko Hauninen, Head of Education, says that the Peltola Campus does not have to fear the upcoming vocational education reform because it has long been investing in competence development, individuality, and mastering multiple skills.

Mikko Hauninen, Head of Education, says that the Peltola Campus does not have to fear the upcoming vocational education reform because it has long been investing in competence development, individuality, and mastering multiple skills.

Jenna Valkonen repairs the excavator bucket while Eino Tuomi is watching.

Jenna Valkonen repairs the excavator bucket while Eino Tuomi is watching.

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