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AMET project has started!

AMET project has started!

Sapotech is coordinating a major project that brings together five SMEs, two universities and two industrial partners – AMET. The objective is to develop a platform economy that explores a wide range of monitoring and measurement solutions for the metals industry in...

Our first Reveal CAST delivery abroad working smoothly for four years!

Our first Reveal CAST delivery abroad working smoothly for four years!

Back in 2015, we got our first international order. This Aluminum customer was interested to inspect the surface condition of their billet production. After Reveal CAST purchase, there has been little need for maintenance and most of it has been done remotely. Along...

Meet Sapotech expert at the ESSC & DUPLEX 2019 in Austria!

Meet Sapotech expert at the ESSC & DUPLEX 2019 in Austria!

Our senior adviser Dr. Paavo Hooli has been selected as a speaker at the 11th European Stainless-Steel Conference Science & Market and the 8th European Duplex Stainless Steel Conference & Exhibition (ESSC & DUPLEX 2019) in Vienna, Austria! This event is...

A customer achieves fast payback time with Reveal CAST!

A customer achieves fast payback time with Reveal CAST!

One of our customers proves, once again,  the benefits of Reveal CAST. They estimated the payback period for acquiring our Reveal CAST and it was just months since their purchase. In addition to improving the quality of steel processing, Reveal CAST contributes...

Thank you for visiting us in METEC2019!

Thank you for visiting us in METEC2019!

We had a busy booth during the event. We would like to thank all the visitors that came to hear about our solutions, especially Reveal CAST surface inspection system. We are optimistic about the future and the new leads that were made during the fair.

Sapotech gets a new order for Reveal CAST!

Sapotech gets a new order for Reveal CAST!

After purchasing Reveal CAST for top and bottom surface inspection, our customer decided to add also surface inspection for the side of the slabs. This can be easily done, and it is one of the great advantages for our customers because Sapotech products can always...

MEET US IN METEC!

MEET US IN METEC!

The 10th international metallurgical trade fair and congress will take place at Messe Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Germany on June 25th to 29th. This is one of the most important steel fairs, where experts and top leaders from the metallurgical industry meet. Find us at...

Sapotech is expanding its solutions

Sapotech is expanding its solutions

One of our customers wanted to measure the plate perimeter with high precision and, at the same time, inspect the surface quality of all the plates, hot or cold, produced at the plate mill. To solve this need, Sapotech uses Reveal CAST perimeter detection and...

Interview with Saku Kaukonen CEO of Sapotech

Interview with Saku Kaukonen CEO of Sapotech

What are Sapotech goals for this year 2019 and what are your expectations for the company? Our goal for the year 2019 is ambitious. We need to expand our markets and engage customers abroad. Our focus will be on the Americas and Asia, where we received first...

Successful delivery of Reveal TAP

Successful delivery of Reveal TAP

We have just delivered, installed and commissioned Reveal TAP system to a new customer. This steel plant needed to monitor and estimate the molten steel levels in the ladle after the tapping from the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and the steel mass. A fixed camera was...

SUPPORT – CAST project is progressing successfully!

SUPPORT – CAST project is progressing successfully!

Last week, our expert metallurgist Juha Roininen participated in the third meeting of SUPPORT – CAST project, at one the participants premise in Spain. SUPPORT – CAST aims to develop online-monitoring systems and numerical models to identify defects during the steel...

A new version of Reveal CAST brochure is here!

A new version of Reveal CAST brochure is here!

We have upgraded our Reveal CAST brochure. Check out the new features and benefits of Reveal CAST! Reveal CAST is a total solution for surface quality monitoring. It covers processes from continuous casting to the final product. Download our Reveal CAST brochure...

Reveal CAST is installed in record time!

Reveal CAST is installed in record time!

Reveal CAST has been installed to image the top and bottom side of slabs in a record time of only 4 days. This customer is a steel producer and we are expecting a successful commissioning of this project in the upcoming months. Reveal CAST can be used to...

A new application for Reveal TAP

A new application for Reveal TAP

Sapotech solutions are versatile and they can be customized to our customer´s specific needs. For example, a new application for Reveal TAP has been developed with one of our key customers in a new location in the steel production. The new Reveal...

RFCS project progressing as planned!

RFCS project progressing as planned!

A meeting of the European project: Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) was held in Italy last month at the location of our partner Feralpi. Interesting discussions and conclusions were achieved during this meeting where Sapotech experts Juha Roininen and Paavo...

Success at ICS2018 in Italy!

Success at ICS2018 in Italy!

Our experts Dr. Paavo Hooli and Chief Metallurgist Juha Roininen had two presentations at the 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steel Making (ICS2018) in Venice, last week. Dr. Hooli explained how Reveal CAST can help the surface quality...