Evolution of arc welding Design in welding MicroTack - Kemppi
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WHAT’S UP?<br />
The foundation for<br />
Lahti lake Vesijärvi<br />
looks after the<br />
condition <strong>of</strong> the<br />
water system<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> has a strong presence <strong>in</strong><br />
the operation and fi nanc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Vesijärvisäätiö, the foundation for the lake<br />
Vesijärvi. The foundation is a project the<br />
aim <strong>of</strong> which is to <strong>in</strong>crease the resources<br />
for protect<strong>in</strong>g and look<strong>in</strong>g after the water<br />
system <strong>of</strong> Vesijärvi, a lake situated <strong>in</strong> the<br />
area <strong>of</strong> the city <strong>of</strong> Lahti and neighbour<strong>in</strong>g<br />
municipalities.<br />
The goal for the foundation is to prevent<br />
pollution and ensure the possibilities for<br />
Jouko <strong>Kemppi</strong> presented ski-jumper Janne<br />
Ahonen’s donation to the auction to be held by<br />
Vesijärvisäätiö. Photograph by Ilona Re<strong>in</strong>iharju<br />
recreational and fi sh<strong>in</strong>g activities <strong>in</strong> the whole<br />
<strong>of</strong> the lake.<br />
Lahden teollisuusseura ry, the city’s society for<br />
companies <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry and commerce, with<br />
its chairman Jouko <strong>Kemppi</strong>, has been active<br />
<strong>in</strong> rais<strong>in</strong>g funds for the foundation. Among<br />
the donors are two top athletes from Lahti,<br />
ski-jumper Janne Ahonen and footballer Jari<br />
Litmanen. █<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> ProNews 1 • 2008<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> <strong>in</strong>vests<br />
<strong>in</strong> an electronics<br />
factory<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> Oy and its parent company<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> Capital Oy, specialis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>vestment and real estate bus<strong>in</strong>ess, have<br />
made <strong>in</strong>vestments worth €15 million <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>fi ce and production build<strong>in</strong>gs. A new<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi ce and production facility will be built<br />
at <strong>Kemppi</strong>’s production site <strong>in</strong> Lahti’s<br />
Okero<strong>in</strong>en district, and present production<br />
plant will be expanded.<br />
Construction <strong>of</strong> the facility, which will<br />
have 8,500 square metres <strong>of</strong> fl oor space,<br />
commenced <strong>in</strong> December 2007, and the work<br />
is to be completed <strong>in</strong> August 2008. <strong>Kemppi</strong><br />
Oy, specialis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>weld<strong>in</strong>g</strong> equipment and<br />
solutions, will be the pr<strong>in</strong>cipal tenant and<br />
will move its electronics and coil component<br />
production <strong>in</strong>to the new facility. The plan is also<br />
to <strong>of</strong>f er spaces for rent to other companies.<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> Oy’s <strong>weld<strong>in</strong>g</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess has been<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g its strong growth <strong>in</strong> 2008.<br />
Increas<strong>in</strong>g the volume <strong>of</strong> <strong>weld<strong>in</strong>g</strong> equipment<br />
production has been and will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to be<br />
possible for <strong>Kemppi</strong> only by both <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> subcontractors and mak<strong>in</strong>g additional<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestments.<br />
Construction advances at full steam for the<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> Oy production facilities <strong>in</strong> Okero<strong>in</strong>en.<br />
<strong>Kemppi</strong> Capital Oy’s <strong>in</strong>dustrial property is to be<br />
completed <strong>in</strong> August 2008.<br />
Thus far <strong>in</strong> 2008, <strong>Kemppi</strong> Oy has <strong>in</strong>vested, for<br />
example, <strong>in</strong> a new SMD production l<strong>in</strong>e. In<br />
addition, over the next two years, the company<br />
will <strong>in</strong>vest €5 million to build spaces for rese<strong>arc</strong>h<br />
and product development laboratories and<br />
for production and logistics at its <strong>in</strong>dustrial<br />
property <strong>in</strong> Okero<strong>in</strong>en. █