20.12.2007

Elomatic purchases shareholding in Polish engineering company   

After summer 2007, Elomatic gained a 30% stake in Polish engineering company, Cadmartech. The Gdansk-based company offers ship and plant design services world-wide. In conjunction with its subcontractors and partners, Cadmartech can also offer also turn-key deliveries in steel block fabrication and hull assemblies. The plant design division is active in the oil & gas, mechanical and petrochemical sectors.

Elomatic’s stake in Cadmartech increases the capacity of the Elomatic network and enables it to take on bigger projects. The scope of Elomatic commissions has also been increased as Cadmartech has special expertise outside the traditional Elomatic strongholds of cruise and passenger ships.

Cadmartech employees have been working at Elomatic where they have gained experience of Elomatic engineering projects. They have already been very active in Elomatic projects, most notably in the design of machinery areas and AC rooms for both the Color Superspeed and Genesis projects for Aker Yards. Elomatic project supervisors have also spent time in Gdansk to secure and develop data transfer and to pass on the Elomatic way of working to other Cadmartech employees.

12.11.2007

Elomatic doing conceptual design for new biotech production facility in Malaysia

After completing a GMP-compliant pilot plant project at Inno Biologics Sdn. Bhd (Inno Bio), Elomatic was awarded the contract for the conceptual design of a large-scale production plant for the same Malaysian company. 

The plant will be able to produce up to four products simultaneously. The commission includes the four lines including media preparation,  buffer preparation,  upstream, downstream and fill & finish.

3.9.2007

Elomatic designing several areas of mine countermeasure vessels for Finnish Navy

Elomatic has signed a contract with Italian shipyard Intermarine S.p.A for the detailed design of three mine countermeasure vessels ordered by the Finnish Navy. The work will be done completely in 3D and includes the detailed design of machinery, piping and ducting areas of the vessel. Elomatic will also take part in the technology transfer to Finland of special design requirements in order to assist the Finnish Navy in any future maintenance and upgrading during the life cycle of the vessels.

The new and demanding project will provide work at Elomatic for several years and opens new markets for the company. The last of the three ships, which will be delivered in 2012, will partly outfitted by Aker Yards Ltd in Finland for which Elomatic will provide further support.

20.8.2007

Elomatic expands in Jyväskylä    

Construction work on a major office extension at Elomatic Oy, Kangasvuorentie 10, Jyväskylä started at the beginning of July 2007. It is set to be completed before the summer of 2008 when the new extension will add almost 2500m2 to the present premises and make room for 150 additional staff members and a spacious canteen. The goal of the project is to create unified premises that will serve the business unit’s operational needs for at least a few years.

The Elomatic Paper & Mechanical business unit in Jyväskylä has shown strong growth in recent years and the outlook for the sector looks promising. In November 2004, the acquisition of another engineering company in Jyvaskylä added 90 employees to the unit. Since the acquisition and subsequent growth the unit’s turnover has increased by more than 200% in three years and the number of employees has more than doubled, currently standing at a 2007 average of 259. During this time the business unit has been operating out of two separate locations in Jyväskylä.

Bringing all the unit’s employees under one roof has great synergy advantages and will allow for more efficient business operations and profitability as well as an improvement in the overall cooperation between different disciplines within the unit. The resulting cohesion of the working community, improved facilities and work enjoyment as are further advantages of the project. 

15.6.2007

Elomatic Järvenpää and Helsinki Offices Merge in New Premises      

On 15 June 2007 the Elomatic Järvenpää and Helsinki offices merged when they moved into their new premises in Tikkurila near the Helsinki airport. In the new and modern office, Elomatic will have a much more visible presence in the capital area and enhanced capabilities to deal with future growth. 

In addition to being close to the airport it is well served by major road and rail connections.  Mr Antti Yrjänäinen has been appointed as the new Helsinki Area Manager. The new address in Helsinki is:

Elomatic, Vernissakatu 1, 01300 Vantaa , Finland , tel. +358 10 395 7600

26.4.2007

Elomatic Joint Venture Company Growing in India      

The joint venture company Elomatic-Pharmalab is benefiting from strong growth in the Indian Bio- and Pharmaceutical sector. In the current financial year the company plans to double its workforce in order to cope with growing demand in the sector. As a part of its expansion plans a new office was acquired in the central suburbs of Mumbai in April 2007.

The Bio-Pharma industry is growing rapidly in India and the new office has the capacity to sustain 200 % growth. This should serve the needs of the company for at least the next three years.

Elomatic-Pharmalab Consulting & Engineering Pvt. Ltd., 27, Kirol, Sahney Kirkwood Compound, Ground Floor, Vidyavihar (W) Mumbai - 400 086, India, tel.+91 22 2511 6145

15.3.2007

Pharmaceutical Production Wastewater Treatment  with Fenton's Method    

The Kemwell salazopyrine  production plant in Uppsala, Sweden has taken a new wastewater system into use for which the conceptual, basic and detail design was conducted by Elomatic.  

The system uses Fenton's method for wastewater treatment and was built inside a large GE Healthcare compound from which there is only one discharge to the district wastewater plant. More stringent municipal wastewater regulations in Sweden meant that both GE Healthcare and Kemwell had to significantly change their wastewater systems to comply with the new regulations. 

Contact Stefan Åkerman from the Elomatic Life Science business unit for more information regarding the project.