Fortaco’s Crusader for ‘Why?’
Andrzej Wrona, Fortaco Group’s Operations Development Director, loves to ask why. He’d like you to do it, too. After graduating university as a mechanical engineer, Andrzej Wrona's first job was in a company that supplied airbags to the…
Fortaco’s Tech Tinkerer
Before Arkadiusz Adamczyk joined Fortaco in May 2023, he was responsible for the production of 10,000 buckles per week for the world’s largest automotive safety belt maker. When you buckle into your car, there’s a good chance it’s Adamczyk’s work…
From the Shop to the Top
Peter Hietalahti’s commitment and development pays off over 18 years at Fortaco “From the shop floor to the top floor” is an often-exaggerated expression to suggest someone started at the bottom of an organization. But it’s literally true with…
A Fascination with Teamwork
Fortaco Operational Development’s Kamil Zdeb studies motorsports to learn about improvement in teamwork. When he studied computer science in university, Kamil Zdeb learned to use machine learning to detect predisposition to heart attacks. Now,…
Conquering Fear On and Off the Factory Floor
Mateusz Kożuch likes extreme sports because they teach him about the nature of fear. And that has application on the factory floor. They call it a “dream jump,” though you’ve got to be a special kind of dreamer to climb hundreds of meters up a…
A Robot’s Grind
Fortaco Kurikka’s grinding robot keeps people happy: it lets welders weld, keeps costs under control, and ensures uniform quality.
An Analog Guy with Digital Skills
Jaroslav Kocik can’t stop being lean – whether at work or at home. Jaroslav Kocik has been lean all his life, organizing, reorganizing, and doing things a little bit more efficiently each time. But it wasn’t until he became an engineer that he…
On the Road with Ari Vatanen
Three days on the road (and factory floors) with Fortaco’s co-driver, Ari Vatanen. Ari wants to drive. Can you really say no when a World Rally Champion and four-time Paris-Dakar winner wants to sit behind the wheel of the rental car? After all,…
Problem Solver
Fortaco’s Dominik Stępień really enjoys finding practical solutions to problems. He wouldn’t mind solving yours. Like many other digital natives, Dominik Stępień's first unofficial job was as chief of his family’s IT department. "I was the type…