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INSPIRED FOR TUBE Elevated platforms
Elevated work platforms and
walkways. This is the product
whose leading worldwide
producer is Premekon, a Finnish
company that combines its
engineering technique gained
and refined on the field with its
advanced technology and
production means. The
introduction of the laser tube
and of a modern tube bending
technology has significantly
contributed to improve
engineering solutions.
From laser to new en
The Finnish company Premekon is specialised
in the manufacture and marketing
of elevated work platforms and walkways
supplied as a finished product complete
with stairs and storage space. Characterised by
top quality and absolute reliability, these products
are the result of advanced production methods
during implementation and of an engineering
skill that is one of a kind. The company
was established in 1984 as an engineering office
specialised in the production of welded
structures and only in 1991 did production start.
This was of great advantage since it allowed to
experience first hand and analyse the engineering
and production problems of various
sectors. Competence and know-how are the basis
of success.
“We have never been just a simple workshop
- says Martti Immonen, Managing Director of
Premekon - but something more, thanks to the
engineering part.
Today 12 out of 45 people are
specialised engineers to confirm
the importance that we
give to the development and
engineering phase of our products.”
Substantial project differences
The fact that the use of laser tube is a strategic
turning point for the activity of any company no
longer makes the headlines. However, in the case
of Premekon it is worth pointing out once again
as laser has brought important advantages in
terms of productivity (before the laser, traditional
tube processing methods were in use), but above
all of new product engineering opportunities.
“When purchasing a laser system we basically
expected two types of advantages” explains
Mikko Polkki, Production Manager of the company.
“On one hand, being able to concentrate
tube processing operations on a single machine
and on the other, obtaining a higher efficiency
during the welding and assembly
phases downstream. We not only thought
about the cutting phase when improving accuracy
and efficiency (approx. 25/30% increase
in production), but also and above all about
the processing phases that follow.
Laser introduction, with an LT Combo system
to cut tubes and steel sheets has also allowed
to differentiate production. Previously, 90-95%
of the production consisted of walkways, stairs
and storage areas; now this figure is reduced
to 80%. The remaining 20% is accounted for
by contract work for various tube users. Generally,
we work with reduced workpiece lots
and our main characteristics, more today than
yesterday, is flexibility.”
“As compared to the past, introduction of the
laser system also involved the modification of
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