TeollisuusPartneri customer magazine

TeollisuusPartneri 1/2026

In this issue, the table is set with delicious stories about the food industry and security of supply, among other things.

• What will we eat tomorrow? Lauri Reuter is looking for start-up companies that are renewing the food system as investment targets.
• Dairy products quickly into storage. Conveyors and packaging robots manufactured by Finn-Metacon and automated by LSK Technology make the post-packaging of Satamaito products more efficient.
• Cheers to cooperation! Siemens' technology supports Sinebrychoff's ambitious energy-saving targets.
• Aiming for the world's most energy-efficient plant. Atria is investing EUR 82.4 million in a ready-to-eat food plant to be built in Nurmo, Finland, with the highest energy efficiency in the world.
• Artificial intelligence for real: creating measurable added value. Siemens and Brillian joined forces to increase the success rate of industrial AI projects.
• Let's do good together! In 2025, Siemens and Commu invested in helping local communities in Tampere and Espoo.
• Karhu's beer was a surprise in Chile. Automation and electrical designer Terho Rintala, who retired from Siemens, shares his most memorable memories from his business trips.
• An intelligent dredging robot tackles the sediment problem. The Norwegian company Granfoss has developed intelligent robot technology for dredging ports. Siemens is helping Granfoss scale its service to the international market.
• What does summer at Siemens look like? Jaakko Aalto, who studies automation and robotics at Aalto University, talks about his eventful internship.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2025

The theme of this issue is cybersecurity, growth, and ambition.

• "In Finland, people have clung to a false sense of security." Benjamin Särkkä lists the vulnerabilities of industry through the eyes of a hacker.
• 15 years on behalf of industry. Take a peek into the history of TeollisuusPartneri.
• Clean water should not be taken for granted. The cyber security survey carried out by Siemens and Mintly helps Porin Vesi to develop its operational reliability.
• Can a machine trust a human? In his essay, Tuomas Pirttijoki reflects on the change in the safety culture of the automation industry.
• Next-generation process control. Insta, Finland's first Simatic PCS neo partner, brings new control technology expertise to its customer base.
• The recipe for strong growth. In just a few years, Vaski Group has grown into an international market leader in its field. What is the secret of the success of a company that manufactures electrical machines for metal processing?
• The desert grows into farmland. Liquid natural clay, invented by the Norwegian Desert Control, will once again transform the desert into arable land.
• 72% less emissions, 145% more production. The Siemens factory was once again included in the list of pioneers named by the World Economic Forum.
• "In this cooperation, the ambition is high enough." Sanomala, Finland's largest newspaper printing house, optimizes energy consumption with the help of artificial intelligence.
• Artificial intelligence helps in the race against time. Check out some examples from the Nordic countries.
• Connected by hiking. Toni Vuorinen and Roope Suorsa enjoy working together and hiking in the forest.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2025

In this issue, we celebrate Siemens' 170-year history in Finland and highlight the customers, partners and stakeholders in our network.

• New wind for industry. The new CEO of Technology Industries of Finland, Minna Helle, believes that the dark clouds over Finland's economic growth will be lifted through long-term and strong cooperation.
• 15 inventions that changed Finland. Siemens has been electrifying Finnish society for 170 years – check out customer examples from three centuries.
• Towards infinity and beyond. The modernized telescopes of the Metsähovi Radio Observatory enable even more accurate research observations from space. The modernization project was carried out by RollResearch.
• "Common goals and clear roles." Sitek-Palvelu is one of Siemens' longest-standing industrial partners. The partnership that has lasted for more than 30 years has grown Sitek's employees into versatile automation experts who are able to consult and challenge industrial companies in terms of technology choices. Today, Sitek-Palvelu is part of OEM Finland, and the cooperation has taken even bigger leaps forward.
• Leasing financing helped Koskisen Oyj's sawmill investment. The largest investment in Koskisen Oyj's 100-year history, a EUR 50 million sawmill project in Järvelä, was realized with the help of equipment financing from Siemens Financial Services.
• A year of good deeds. Siemens employees participated in the distribution of 3000 food aid packages during Commu's #1000tekoa tour in 2024.
• Mushroom protein from industrial side streams. Enifer's plant under construction aims to produce a production volume that corresponds to the annual protein needs of 40,000 people. The automation partner in the project is Insta.
• "Less waste, more quality." Orkla's potato product factory in Åland ensures its competitiveness by utilizing the latest technology in the management of the production line.
• In addition, there is an interview with the Future Werner trainees in the summer of 2024 and a presentation of the Sitrain training team.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2024

In this issue, we move towards an industrial metaverse and explore customer examples of the use of digital twins and artificial intelligence in the industry.

• With the help of digital twins and artificial intelligence, an industrial company can achieve significant competitive advantages. New technology makes production and product development more efficient, but its implementation should be carefully planned," says Daniel Klein, an expert at Siemens Advanta.
• 10 reasons to use artificial intelligence in industry – a list by AI and simulation expert Samuli Metsälä.
• Artificial intelligence revolutionized VMG Group's plywood production: a significant time saver. VMG Group found a solution to the recurrent blockages of the veneer drying machine. Siemens' AI-powered module detects problems before they escalate. Lessons learned from virtual deployment.
• What have our customers working with digital twins learned from the projects they have done? What kind of added value do they get from the simulation? Representatives of Enmac, Pesmel and Comatec Automation explain.
• The good news of simulation over the years. Siemens Corporation's customers have been using digital twins in dozens of different applications since 2015. Check out customer examples!
• In addition: Solvay Chemicals Finland, Octomeca, Wärtsilä and Taitaja winner Aati Saukkonen.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2024

In this issue, we delve into the battery industry and electrifying transport.

• Climate goals are accelerating the electrification of transport, and investments in the battery industry are finding their place. Finnish Minerals Group ensures that the projects planned for Finland are implemented in an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable manner. Interview with Sini Eskonniemi, Vice President, Technology and Innovation at Finnish Minerals Group.
• What is the battery passport? Juha Sutinen, who works as an account manager for the battery industry at Siemens, says.
• Giga-scale battery factories are created through cooperation. Freyr and Siemens are working together to promote sustainable battery manufacturing.
• Battery materials must be recycled again. Arthur Schmid, Product Director for Recycling Solutions at Siemens Battery Business, and his team solve challenges in the battery industry, from product design to safe reuse.
• Unprecedented solutions for fast charging of electric cars. The Finnish company Enersense Charging is challenging Siemens' international R&D department by inventing new applications for automation products.
• "Theses of this magnitude are not done very often." Jani Uotila designed and manufactured an AC charging system for electric cars for LSK Technology with Siemens components at the LAB University of Applied Sciences.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2023

In this issue, we get to know the Finnish pioneers of the green transition.

• "You have to get down to business and not wait." Herkko Plit, the founder and CEO of P2X Solutions, who ended up in the energy sector by chance, is driving Finnish industry and transport into the green transition. As recently as 30 years ago, he dreamed of working as a limousine driver.
• "Copycats keep us awake." Vahterus, known for its welded plate heat exchangers, invests in product development and the latest technology to stay ahead of its competitors.
• Waste can be recycled even in the middle of the night. RE-piste of Lakeuden Etappi is an exceptional recycling station in its customer-oriented nature, where you can visit exactly when it suits you best.
• An investment not to be missed. Kokkolan Teollisuusvesi saves about 200,000 euros a year with the energy renovation of its seawater pumping station.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2023

In this issue, we will delve into ensuring machine safety and cyber security.

• On behalf of Finnish machine manufacturers with a big heart. In the next few years, the Machinery Directive, adopted in 2006, will be replaced by a new Machinery Regulation, which is currently being prepared by the Council of Europe, the Commission, and Parliament. Senior Specialist Katri Tytykoski, who calls herself an enthusiast of the Machinery Directive, represents Finland in the preparation of the new Machinery Regulation in the Council of Europe, and in her interview she talks about the changes that the Machinery Regulation will bring to modernizations, the delivery of user manuals and the use of artificial intelligence, among other things.
• The rolling mill's pace did not slow down. The critical grinding machine of Aurubis Finland, known for its copper products, was modernized and secured without causing delays in production. The successful project was carried out by Siemens' certified machine safety and solution partner, Comatec Automation.
• Flexibility is emphasized in the safety solutions of the factories. In an interview, Thomas Kahabka, Safety Technology Solutions Specialist at Siemens AG, explains the direction in which machine safety is developing.
• NATO-level cyber security on offer. Siemens can offer solutions to industry that will also be used in the world's largest and most complex cyber defence exercise, Locked Shields, organised by NATO.
• Secure version control at your fingertips. The operations of Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski bioproduct mill were harmonized with centralized programming environment and automation condition monitoring services.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2022

The topic of this issue is new types of services in industry.

• On the customer's pulse. Ari Varelius, the Director of Service Business at Siemens Corporation, wants to identify the hidden needs of the industry before the customers.
• Studs on tires at a record pace. The efficiency of A-Tekniikka's studding machine was tuned to its peak in a product development project with Siemens.
• "Clean shoes away." Jukkola Systems' CEO, Joonas Jukkola, wants to serve service and maintenance customers beyond expectations.
• The best solution for the customer. The application team serves the needs of customers in terms of rapidly developing technology.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2022

In this issue, we take a look at state-of-the-art solutions for the process industry.

• "A small environmental act, a big impact." The sorting of biowaste enables the circulation of nutrients and the production of environmentally friendly transport fuel. Elina Tiira, Technical Manager at Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto, is pleased with the bio plant that has been built in Nokia, which is the most advanced in Finland.
• Timeless solutions. The family-owned Kytola Instruments exports its precision instrument expertise from Muurame to the world.
• The migration project has been successfully completed. Tikkurila's factories require a lot from process control.
• Together against network leaks. The Beacon application developed by SensorFu monitors that customers' isolated production networks do not leak. The app works independently on both the Scalance and Simatic industrial platforms.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2021

In this issue, we take a look at digital green growth.

• Chempolis responds to the fight against climate change with its biorefinery expertise.
• The Puljonki sauce factory, owned by Nestlé, is in many ways an exceptional production facility that has benefited significantly from digitalization.
• Valmet Automotive has formed a strong center of excellence in the battery business in Finland. The long-term cooperation with Siemens enables the smooth operation and development of the factories in Uusikaupunki and Salo.
• There will be demand for a device that disinfects shopping trolleys and baskets in a couple of seconds from Innorent in Pirkkala, even after the coronavirus pandemic, believes CEO Markus Niemi.
• The efficiency of the crosscut saw improved dramatically at Valmet's Rautpohja mill.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2021

The theme of this issue is the food industry.

• The coronavirus pandemic has awakened consumers to take more responsibility for their own well-being and well-being. Consumers are now being listened to with a sensitive ear," says Valio's CEO Annikka Hurme.
• There is a factory in Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä, where Juhlapöytä pralines and other Panda sweets are made, which are loved by Finns. The plant, which produces about three million confectionery boxes a year, has taken its first steps towards knowledge-based management with Siemens.
• Nekos Oy conquers the export market with the help of Siemens technology. The exceptional warehouse solution is attracting interest from the food industry and other companies around the world that use plastic boxes for their logistics.
• Ice cream lover Kristoffer Ignatius was given a delicious task when he got to visit the digitized teaching dairy of the Häme Vocational Institute (HAMI) and make his own ice cream.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2020

The circular economy needs trendsetters. In this issue, we will explore various innovative companies and solutions that promote the circular economy.

• From textile waste to high-quality fibre. Infinited Fiber Company gives old clothes a new life.
• In spider's footsteps. Spinnova makes recyclable textile fibre from pulp, which feels like cotton and insulates heat like wool.
• The clothing industry went in the forest. MI Demo, a joint venture between Metsä Spring and Itochu Corporation, produces textile fibre from Finnish conifers.
• No more second quality. Sinituote's new tape brush rolling machine significantly reduced waste.
• Automatic alarms save you from production interruptions. Estonian Cell's productivity improved with a new condition monitoring system.
• "Expectations are high." Two years ago, we told how Raisioaqua (then Raisioagro) aired its operating methods and started developing the quality of fish feed together with Siemens. As development projects have progressed from vision to practice, cooperation between companies has deepened into a close strategic partnership.
• Towards a million kilometers. Jaakko Rantala, Sales Director of Industrial Accounts, is touring Finland in his Mercedes, which cost a couple of thousand euros.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2020

In this issue, we delve into the climate crisis and how to combat it with the help of technology.

• The roadmap guides industry towards a carbon-neutral future. Helena Soimakallio, Director of Sustainable Development at Technology Industries of Finland, thinks it is good that the climate action has clear goals and a common will. Now we still need to define the most effective means and their costs.
• Outokumpu is investing in natural gas and new technology. The investment has had a positive impact on the mill's cost-efficiency and its carbon dioxide and nitrogen emissions.
• On the verge of big dreams. Marko Niskanen, Eero Paunonen and Anni Alitalo from Q Power are developing bio methanation into the next international success story for Finland.
• Towards cleaner maritime transport. A sulphur scrubber system developed by Langh Tech cleans ships' exhaust gases from sulphur.
• Energy savings can be accelerated without large investments. Siemens is looking for customers for a pilot project for a new energy-saving mapping service.
• A step into the future. For Terhi Hirvikorpi, the Tesla brand represents much bigger things than a car.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2019

The theme of this issue is Made in Finland - increasing the competitiveness of Finnish industry.

• The story of the family business Finn Spring began in the early 1990s with the bagging of spring water. With hard work and perseverance, Hannu and Virpi Ali-Haapala managed to fight their way from the root of Finnish water to the beverage shelf and eventually as an export product all the way to Arab countries.
• LSK Technology invested in growth and started manufacturing Simogear geared motors in the spring on its own assembly line in Lahti, Finland.
• Kalevala Jewelry combines Finnish craftsmanship with the latest innovations in coating technology at its new factory in Konala, Helsinki.
• Häme Vocational Institute (HAMI), Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Ideal PLM and Siemens joined forces to digitalise Finland's only teaching dairy.
• Siemens is digitizing Nestlé's Puljonki sauce factory in Juuka in close cooperation with the customer. The new profit-based business model means that the parties share the risks in addition to the returns. The common indicator has agreed to be an increase in the factory's production capacity.
• Siemens' RFID system directs confectionery to the right places at Fazer's factory in Lappeenranta.
• Lahti Presicion saves thousands of hours in automation design with the help of TIA Portal librarianship.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2019

This issue focuses on safety, which is discussed from several different perspectives.

• Rauli Lautkankare built the first holiday home in the Nordic countries to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in Uusikaupunki. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel criteria ensure that the building is healthy and safe to live in and that it is environmentally friendly throughout its life cycle.
• Microteam Oy utilized Siemens' wide range of solutions in its new kind of robot project. Virtual commissioning reduces the technical risk associated with the project.
• Valuable production data to safety. Many companies invest in the information security of their IT systems but forget about the risks threatening industrial OT systems.
• Focus on occupational safety. A digital twin made of a machine brings new opportunities for minimizing the risk of occupational accidents.
• Walki Oy's personnel safety improved with the modernization project of the printing units of industrial materials.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2018

The themes of the magazine are: power from data and co-creation, wind to pipes and sails, and innovations as trendsetters.

• Done through cooperation. Long gone are the days when all problems had to be solved alone. Co-creation, business ecosystems and service design have made a breakthrough in the industry, and many success stories are emerging with their help.
• Value hacking at the feed mill. Raisioagro started using the Value Hacker concept and the MindSphere solution tailored for it and was surprised at how quickly it is possible to improve the quality of the product.
• Two is always more beautiful. The digital twin is attracting even greater interest. It can be used to simulate faults out of the process even before deployment, develop production without risks, and get lifecycle data as a tool for strategic decision-making.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2018

The themes of the magazine are cyber security and long-life cycles, towards cleaner transport and the winners of digitalization.

• What does a cyber-attack feel like? Cybercriminals are not satisfied with just a small nuisance, but their goal is even to paralyze the entire company's operations. A smart company secures its digital security in a timely and proper manner," Professor Jarno Limnell from Aalto University emphasizes.
• 15 years of secure security. Valio signed a 15-year fixed-price life cycle agreement with Siemens, which ensures, among other things, the updating of the automation system at agreed intervals.
• Finland's most electric archipelago ferry. Elektra, a battery-hybrid ferry operating in the Turku archipelago, is leading the way for new transport technology with a carbon footprint that is as small as possible but has a high level of passenger comfort.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2017

The themes of the magazine are the new generation of digital experts, success through cooperation and inventiveness in life.

• The world is becoming more and more technological. All digital development is based on ones and zeros, but programming is still a hobby for only a few. The goal of Mehackit's founder, Henrietta Kekäläinen, is for as many young people as possible to learn the basics of programming.
• From grid paper to cloud service. Heimon Kala optimizes its production with the help of reports from the MindSphere IoT operating system. Get the most out of TIA Portal.
• Linarc creates added value for its customers by utilizing the features of Siemens technology 100%.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2017

The themes of the magazine are efficiency through digitalization, focus on sustainable development, and passion for automation.

• The profit economy accelerates business to a new pace. The outcome economy is a way of looking at business growth through customer benefit. Interview with Helge Tennø and Arto Peltomaa.
• Visionary energy savings. Woikoski's new IE4 motors paid for themselves incredibly quickly: in just seven months.
• Modernization by yourself. The Port of Pori's Stacker pile conveyor no longer swings like a puppet.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2016

The themes of the magazine are safety at the center, ingenuity in life, and passion for automation.

• "Like an egg in a cake." Cyber security expert Jarno Limnéll estimates that in the future, information security will be as integral a part of things and objects as eggs are baked goods.
• Quickly to the dinner table. Only the old frame remained when the side sealing line for Tetra Pak's food packaging blanks was redone in Imatra.
• Molten iron day and night. The new combustion air fans ensure the continuity of production at SSAB Raahe's plant.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2016

The themes of the magazine are cause for celebration, partners present and competitiveness of services.

• 160 years at Siemens. Aarno Laitinen, Antti Naski, Juha Kumpulainen and Keijo Starck have each served Siemens Osakeyhtiö's customers for 40 years, i.e. a total of 160 years. How has the world changed during their careers? And what do these gentlemen think about digitalization?
• Made in Finland. Oy Lahnakoski Ab manufactures wooden oars in Kokkola with 50 years of experience.
• All information for the benefit of customers. At Wärtsilä, digitalization enables new kinds of services based on data and data analysis.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2015

The themes of the magazine are digital future, efficiency with intelligence and competence as a competitive advantage.

• Knowing your customer is the key to success. Professor Martti Mäntylä from Aalto University believes that digitalization is shaping the relationship between suppliers and customers.
• Smoothness on the road. The Simatic WinCC Open Architecture control room software supplied by YSP Oy improves the efficiency of traffic in Russia and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
• "Skilled staff is a competitive advantage." Etteplan ensures the know-how of its personnel with a maintenance agreement.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2015

The themes of the magazine are history is the basis for success, vision is decisive and service makes operations more efficient.

• Building Finnish society. Siemens has been developing Finland for 160 years. The company has connected Finland to the international telecommunications network and electrified and automated society and industry.
• The wheel continues to spin. For six months, the SkyWheel has been transporting tourists and locals to admire Helsinki. When choosing a supplier, the most important thing was safety and reliability.
• Reliable water supply with service. Porin Vesi supplies 6.5 million litres of clean water to its customers in Satakunta every year. Uninterrupted water production and quick help in problem situations are ensured by a service agreement with the equipment supplier.

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TeollisuusPartneri 2/2014

The themes of the magazine are industry of the future, cooperation and courage.

• The industry of the future is being built now. Heikki Ailisto, Research Professor at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and head of the key programme, believes that the Industrial Internet can generate new turnover in Finland to the tune of two billion euros.
• The Lahti-based company is making a splash around the world with parking spaces. Leanpark aims to conquer the world with a user-friendly robot park.
• The world's largest CMC production facility switched to the latest technology. The future-oriented CP Kelco is one of the first companies in Finland to have a complete implementation using the S7-1500 series logics.

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TeollisuusPartneri 1/2014

The themes of the magazine are pioneering, competence, and cooperation.

• One person's waste is another person's treasure. When industrial side streams are utilised, waste that is perceived as a cost item becomes a production factor of monetary value.
• A Finnish company succeeds with software. Ideal PLM conquers Russia with expertise and local service.
• Counterfeits are not used to run production. Official partners ensure the quality of products and services.

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