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The World's Leading Manufacturer of Agricultural Machinery Chose Tikkurila Paint This article was first published on the Tikkurila website at the following link: https://shorturl.at/lBCRX
Aimo Kortteen Konepaja avoided a complete paint shop renovation with the help of Tikkurila’s time-saving surface treatment solution. In addition to a smoother assembly, Temasilox paint provides a durable surface for heavy wear.
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n the expanses of Ylivieska (Finland), it is possible to find the world’s
didn’t have. The tone has been very effective in terms of marketing, as
leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery for processing
it stands out at trade fairs and also in traffic, where it is good for large
and preserving feed grain: Aimo Kortteen Konepaja Oy, which has
agricultural machines to be visible as far as possible from the point of
been manufacturing roll mills, feed mixers and feeding systems since 1969. During its 50-year journey, the company has specialised in
view of safety”, has commented Rönni.
product technology that saves energy and the environment, facilitates
Additional capacity with an efficient painting method
agricultural work as well as improves the profitability of farms, not only
Around 2020, the capacity of the paint shop connected to Aimo
in Finland but worldwide.
Kortteen Konepaja production facility was beginning to reach its limits.
“Since the 1980s, most of our agricultural machinery has been exported,
A solution was needed that would provide both a high-quality result and
mainly to Europe and Russia, but also further, for example to Japan,” has
faster throughput of components in the painting line.
stated Jari Rönni, the purchasing director Aimo Kortteen Konepaja.
“We had been thinking about upgrading the paint shop for a long time.
The Cooperation with Tikkurila is also long-standing. Although the company
However, a complete renovation is a big investment, so we considered
has used other paint suppliers over the years, Tikkurila was involved in
other options as well. We noticed that we could affect capacity with the
the start-up of the company – and the recognisable purple colour of the
painting solution. After conducting several test paintings and comparing
equipment manufactured by the workshop was also tinted by Tikkurila.
the costs of alternatives, we ended up with Tikkurila’s Temasilox paint,”
“We conducted a project with the Lahti Design Institute, where we
has explained Rönni.
received suggestions for a new colour to replace the red one used
Temasilox is a two-component, high-gloss polysiloxane topcoat with
earlier. The purple we chose was a special, striking colour that others
excellent colour tone and gloss retention. As a single-coat paint, it
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