12/10/2019
Devil’s Advocate
Joanna Lesicka is Fortaco’s Group Controller. If she challenges you, it’s just part of her job. Winter is coming. Well, eventually. Although an economic downturn hasn’t yet arrived, it’s Joanna Lesicka’s job to be ready for it. As Fortaco’s Group…
15/08/2019
The Disciple of Data
Change has been the one constant in the job of Veera Gordijevski, Fortaco Estonia’s production director. Over the last two years the factory has added 200 workers, several welding robots and CNC machines, and introduced tens of new products. Coping…
07/06/2019
‘How strong you are inside’
Larissa Shabunova, Managing Director of Fortaco Estonia, talks frankly about industry- and personal challenges. "Fantastic growth" is how Larissa Shabunova characterizes today's business situation in the off-highway industry. It’s not only overall…
06/06/2019
The Economics of Safety
India has always been a source of vast wealth. In the 18th century, before India's deindustrialization at the hands of the British Raj, it held over 24 percent of the world's wealth. Today, India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. Agriculture…
03/04/2019
Not Ready for Robots (in High-Stress Structures)
Robots may soon dominate the service industry. But heavy industry still requires welding skills only humans possess. “Robots weld. They don’t think.” Wärtsilä Inspection Manager Raimo Mäki-Reini succinctly delivers his verdict when asked how quickly…
23/01/2019
The Welding Inspector – Bad Guy or Consultant?
How to make the grade as a Wärtsilä supplier – and how to remain one. Approximately 100 days per year, Raimo Mäki-Reini is on the road visiting more than 40 different countries around the globe. He’s not a tourist: if you happen to find him at the…
01/12/2018
Big Data and Million-cycle Machines
Big data is put to use more and more to offer customers a better service. But in the off-highway industry it will soon drive the way products are designed and manufactured. by Dr. Rafal Sornek, Senior Vice President, Fortaco Technology ------- In…
22/10/2018
Still Waiting for the Robot Rapture
The popular press may lead you to believe that the Singularity is right around the corner. But a Fortaco welding engineer explains why robots used on big structures must dramatically improve before they’ll completely replace human welders. by Jari…
21/09/2018
Engineering with Glass?
Lund University offers new ways of thinking about glass. Glass is generally treated by engineers as, well, glass. It offers protection from wind, insects, rain, heat, and cold, but many engineers don’t consider its mechanical properties when…