What did it take to develop the first inverter power source?

Creating a new product for industrial users is both a long journey and exciting adventure. In his LinkedIn Pulse post, Kemppi's User Experience Manager Jussi Kapanen recalls the beginning of an ambitious R&D project, when the team was tasked with the target of creating the best MIG welding system in the world, to be loved by users in 2017.

Innovation

In the 1960s, there was a huge shortage of professional welders in Finnish growth centers. That is why Keijo Olkoniemi, whose career as a welder has lasted for almost 50 years, trained to become a welder, a profession which has offered him challenges throughout his career. ”I remember when they said at the dockyard in Hietaniemi, Helsinki that you can bring a train full of skillful employees, and we will hire them all,” Olkoniemi says, laughing.

Människor

All innovations start with a dream. Whether it is the dream of a welder or an engineer, technology will always need visionaries who are able to see beyond the ordinary. The welding industry’s orientation is firmly forward, and a lot has happened even in the past few decades.

Innovation

Svetssäkerheten ställer allt större krav. Riskerna vid ljusbågen är desamma, men moderna arbetsförhållanden innebär att exponering kan lagras under längre arbetspass och i begränsade inomhusutrymmen. Följaktligen måste personlig skyddsutrustning för svetsning betraktas både som ett skydd för svetsaren och som ett bevis på att kraven uppfylls. Hos Kemppi utformas och valideras personlig skyddsutrustning för svetsning i praktiken genom tydliga krav, synpunkter från svetsare samt verifierad överensstämmelse med EU:s förordning 2016/425 om personlig skyddsutrustning, CE-märkningsprocesser och relevanta EN-standarder.

Säkerhet, Svetsning ABC

Eurosatory 2026 highlighted a clear shift in modern defence manufacturing. While defence systems are becoming more digital, networked, and autonomous, their foundation remains physical. From armoured vehicles and artillery to industrial resilience, welding quality, steel structures, and production discipline remain paramount to defence readiness.

Digitalisering, Innovation

The AITOOLS1 webinar explored how AI-assisted process control, machine vision, synchronized data, and machine learning models are advancing robotic welding automation, improving quality management, traceability, and production flexibility for demanding industrial production.

Automatisering av svetsning, Innovation, Digitalisering