TPT May 2015

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Welding quality management system deployment

monitoring of the welding process enables us to detect faults and quality deviations in our production. Correct and timely measures ensure consistent quality of welding output, improve our productivity, and enable us to assess the effects of the changes implemented. At the same time, we facilitate the work of welding coordinators by using system management tools in, for example, the maintenance of welding qualifications.” Kemppi ARC System 3 is a modular and scaleable system suitable for businesses of many types.

composite structures in Lahti; in Kaunas, Lithuania; and in Kráľová nad Váhom, Slovakia. Peikko’s products are used in building frames that are subjected to heavy loads. This means that the products’ capacity and resistance properties are important. Welding is a critical phase in the manufacturing process of a structural product. “As product requirements and the various markets’ quality demands grow stricter, we at Peikko want to ensure that we can meet these challenges and also predict future developments in the business,” explained Peikko Group’s CEO, Topi Paananen. “The introduction of Kemppi ARC System 3 guarantees our competitiveness in quality in this constantly changing and challenging business environment.” Peikko production director Tuomas Mantere added, “The real-time

PEIKKO Group and Kemppi have agreed on deploying the Kemppi ARC System 3 quality management system for welding at Peikko production units in Finland, Lithuania and Slovakia. This is the first multi-site commissioning of the Kemppi system. Kemppi ARC System is a com- prehensive welding system for project planning, management and monitoring. It enables fully automated welding control and collection of documentation. The welders’ qualifications, welding instructions, and information on NDT inspections are all available via a single service with reliable off-site storage. The implementation at Peikko is being carried out this spring. In the first stage, all main users of the system will be trained at the Kemppi factory in Lahti, Finland. System installations will then be carried out at the Peikko production units that manufacture framag Industrieanlagenbau GmbH Neukirchner Straße 9 A-4873 Frankenburg Tel.: +43(0)7683/5040 Fax: +43(0)7683/5040-86 E-Mail: o.schwarze@framag.com www.framag.com

Kemppi Oy – Finland Email: export@kemppi.com Website: www.kemppi.com Peikko Group Corp – Finland Fax: +358 3 733 1138 Email: peikko@peikko.com Website: www.peikko.com

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