/INS.The one-day TEDxOtaniemi event on August 19th, 2016 combines having fun with learning at the Aalto Design Factory in Espoo.

/INS . Pankaboard, a leading Finnish producer of specialty carton boards established a sales office in the US on August 8th demonstrating its long term commitment to North American markets and customers.

/INS . Abhishek Kumar Sharma has taken an alternative approach to promoting environmental awareness. He has set to travel through 80 countries, 5 Continents, total of 90 000 kilometers, meeting approximately 10,000,000 people to raise awareness of climate change and promote environmentally friendly lifestyle. He is currently visiting Helsinki as a part of his global tour.

/INS . Meet the highest requirements with Alfa Laval diaphragm valves

/INS . Iggesund Paperboard is expanding in the Asia Pacific region and will open a sales office in Japan from 1 September. Over the past year Iggesund has established a service centre with sheeting and warehousing in Taiwan to cut lead times in the region.

/INS . Kotkamills’ new consumer board machine, BM2, has started production in Kotka, Finland. A range of folding boxboards will be produced under the brand name AEGLE and a range of food service boards under the brand name ISLA.

/INS . Konecranes has over 80 years of experience with lifting applications across a wide range of process industries. Working on the production frontline of industrial customers on every continent, the company constantly has its hands on the pulse of the ever-evolving lifting needs. For example, greater control of material handling in production processes is essential for many working in manufacturing industries. Therefore, Konecranes has put decades of experience in technology and industry into its software-based Smart Features, which bring concrete benefits to lifting processes by improving safety and productivity.

/INS .   Following on from the recent investment in a new dilution headbox at BM3, Pankaboard’s investment programme has continued, with an upgrade on their BM2 machine, which produces Folding Boxboards, specializing in the heavier weight substances.

/INS . Expansion in the home food delivery market and increased regulation in the pharmaceutical industry is driving demand for thermal blankets needed to protect cargo during transportation.

/INS . One of the biggest challenges industrial and manufacturing facilities face on a regular basis is equipment maintenance and the potential issues that can arise when a piece of vital equipment goes down. For most of these facilities, cranes are a critical component of their operations, so downtime and low productivity are not acceptable. One significant, unplanned maintenance issue could slow production or even bring it to a halt.