This year marks 60 years since Kolmeks began constructing its new factory in Turenki.
At the beginning of 1966, the newly commissioned Turenki factory included office spaces, a design department, and facilities for winding, machining, assembly and pressing, sound testing, varnishing, and spray painting on the factory side.
Manufacturing technology started to evolve when machining automation began in the mid-1970s. At that time, Turenki increasingly invested in production technology and product development, including machine tools, winding equipment, and sheet metal machinery.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Turenki factory operated simultaneously with the old factory located in Masala, Kirkkonummi. 1976 all machining operations were transferred from Masala to Turenki, while assembly remained in Kirkkonummi.
In the 1990s, the remaining operations were also moved from the capital region to Turenki, with only the Vantaa service center staying in Tikkurila. Today, one of Kolmeks’ two service centers still operates in Koivuhaka, Vantaa.
Due to continuous growth in production volumes, the Turenki factory has been expanded multiple times over the years. The accompanying image is from the late 1960s and early 1970s, a time when machining had not yet begun at the factory.
Today, this section of the factory is primarily used for various pump assembly operations, pictures below.
