water fittings manufacturer Oras Group already told me in October that it will focus on inspection of chrome plated brass products of the Polish factory to his olesno to. The rauma mill will focus on the future composite material use.

Oras Group composite means metal and plastic combinations. The company’s material master Jukka Hokkanen , this is the same type of technology revolution than the water in the pipe has been in recent decades.

We’re not in this thing alone. Also other operators have similar plans, Hokkanen said.

Oras faucet in the composite material, means plastic and metal combinations.Tapio Termonen / Yle

the Metal and plastic between the composite has the advantage of having amongst its lightness. The material is also pleasant to the hand and change in favour of heavy metals related legislation. Material manager Jukka Hokkanen, according to the composite to improve the product quality.

– Composite is metals compared to, inter alia, excellent corrosion resistance, Hokkanen said.

Investment and training

composite products requires the Rauma mill to the large-scale investments. Some of them have already been made, but the plans must still, inter alia, about 10 million entity.

the plan of the new plastic kromaamon is intended to get ready for the year 2022 by the end of the.

– Also in the automation robotics is added to the manufacturing process, said Oras Group hr director and the Rauma local director of Sakari Toivonen .

Oras group’s Rauma mill’s population to decrease over the next few years.Tapio Termonen / Yle

Oras group’s alignment to reduce the Rauma mill’s workforce of 74 work assignment. The change also brings with it training needs.

the New material requires expertise in the design of the table than actually making too. In the short term it means, inter alia, in-house training.

– in the Longer term, cooperation with local educational institutions. There will be additional expertise in this technology, Toivonen said.

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