What did it take to develop the first inverter power source?

Creating a new product for industrial users is both a long journey and exciting adventure. In his LinkedIn Pulse post, Kemppi's User Experience Manager Jussi Kapanen recalls the beginning of an ambitious R&D project, when the team was tasked with the target of creating the best MIG welding system in the world, to be loved by users in 2017.

L'innovation

In the 1960s, there was a huge shortage of professional welders in Finnish growth centers. That is why Keijo Olkoniemi, whose career as a welder has lasted for almost 50 years, trained to become a welder, a profession which has offered him challenges throughout his career. ”I remember when they said at the dockyard in Hietaniemi, Helsinki that you can bring a train full of skillful employees, and we will hire them all,” Olkoniemi says, laughing.

Les personnes

All innovations start with a dream. Whether it is the dream of a welder or an engineer, technology will always need visionaries who are able to see beyond the ordinary. The welding industry’s orientation is firmly forward, and a lot has happened even in the past few decades.

L'innovation

La traçabilité des soudures devient une exigence de plus en plus essentielle dans les industries où la sécurité, la qualité et la conformité sont primordiales.

Digitalisation

Cobot welding integrates collaborative robots (cobots) into welding processes to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.

Automatisation du soudage

Lorsqu'il s'agit de matériel de soudage, les performances réelles comptent. Trois soudeurs professionnels ont mis le Minarc T 223 ACDC de Kemppi à l'épreuve.

Soudage manuel, Les personnes