We know Cimcorp best as a supplier of intralogistics automation to the tyre industry, but the Finnish company now has its sights set on the growing electric vehicle battery-manufacturing sector. It is entering this market in partnership with parent company Murata Machinery Ltd., and sister company AGVE, an automated guided vehicle supplier headquartered in Sweden.
Jarno Honkanen has been appointed as VP, Solutions & Technology of Cimcorp Group. He brings with him “over two decades of expertise in solution management, sales and software development”.
“What excites me about this role is the opportunity to combine cutting-edge technology with customer-focused solutions,” says Jarno. “Cimcorp’s innovative spirit and dedication to excellence make this an incredible place to be.”
This year isn’t just the 50th anniversary of Cimcorp – 2025 marks 15 years since the company delivered its very first fully integrated Dream Factory solution. The customer was a “major tyre manufacturer” in India, and it has followed this with a further 308 solutions within the tyre and automotive industries.
2025 marks the 50-year anniversary of Cimcorp’s first commercial robot sale. The company that started life as Rosenlew Automation has grown into a global market leader in intralogistics automation, including applications in the tyre industry.
Finnish automation specialist Cimcorp is expanding its footprint in the UK. Announcing this development, Jarkko Hakkarainen, Head of Operations for Cimcorp’s European region, explains that while the main focus is to “ensure the success of our new projects,” the company is also studying future opportunities in the tyre industry, where Cimcorp aims to enhance its competitiveness through ongoing conversations with key players. Hakkarainen recently relocated to the UK to support Cimcorp’s expansion.
In light of the retirement of Cimcorp’s current CEO, Tero Peltomäki, the industrial automation specialist has announced that Veli-Matti Hakala will take over effective 1 January 2025. With over 25 years of experience in industry and technology, Veli-Matti Hakala first joined Cimcorp in 2016. During that time he has held diverse roles in the company from sales to management and last year became executive vice president.
Cimcorp has named Pekka Natri as its new Head of Region, North America. With nearly 30 years of experience in global business development, Natri has been “a dedicated member” of the Cimpcorp team since 2018.
In his new role, Natri will “align North American teams, functions, and partners. His focus will be on serving our customers locally while supporting global growth.”
Cimcorp has added Anne Happonen to its executive leadership team, as part of her appointment vice president of operations. Happonen’s experience includes responsibilities with Cargotec, Sandvik, and Patria where she has had “a strong hold on global megaprojects and leading diverse teams”.
Cimcorp, manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfilment and tyre handling solutions, has joined US-based trade association MHI’s Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) Industry Group, a collective of the world’s leading AS/RS suppliers that focuses on collaboratively growing and supporting the AS/RS market. As part of the Industry Group, Cimcorp says it will leverage its knowledge and expertise to help MHI members and customers discover efficient, safe, and innovative solutions to their most pressing material flow challenges.
Finnish automated equipment specialists Cimcorp has separated its tyre manufacturing and warehousing/distributions sales teams due to increased demand. The new structure of system sales at Cimcorp’s headquarters, which is effective from the beginning of June, is designed to “support the company’s growth and form the basis for…continuing development”.
Algeria is once again a tyre-making country. Some six years after Michelin closed its plant in Algeria, Iris Tyres has brought the country back into the game with a new plant equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. The first products in an extensive range of tyres went on sale in July, and plans are in place to extend the product portfolio over the next couple of years.
We’ve been following the progress of Algeria’s first homegrown tyre company, and in March reported that the Iris Tyre plant had completed its first test phase. Now the new tyre maker is ready not only to gain a foothold in the domestic market – Iris Tyre intends to export its output to numerous markets. It will present its range at the CITExpo trade fair in Shanghai next month.
On 26 March 2019 the Iris Group announced “the success of the first test phase” of its “100 per cent made in Algeria” tyre factory. Celebrating the news, the company thanks its partnership and stakeholders for their efforts up to this point: “All this could not have been done without the perfect involvement of our collaborators, a big thank you to all!”
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. has selected Cimcorp as its strategic partner for tyre plant automation, and the Finnish manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic tyre-handling and order fulfilment solutions is currently working on two projects for Linglong. In addition, Cimcorp will provide solutions for Linglong Tire’s new greenfield facility in Jingmen, China.
Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. has laid the foundation stone for its fourth Chinese factory. The event, held 6 July ran in parallel with Linglong Tire’s “global partners” conference.
The new plant is in addition to Linglong’s existing Zhaoyuan, Dezhou and Liuzhou factories. Linglong is building the fourth plant at a 223-acre site in the city of Jingmen in Hubei province.
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Tomi Glad; Cimcorp