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Based in northern Finland, Juho Onkalo experienced first-hand the challenges of project management in engineering services. He knew there had to be a better way for not only data management, but also better communication between the engineers, customers, and the actual manufacturing process.
Then Onkalo landed on a big idea. What if he could apply an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) model—typically used for large-scale factory and facilities projects where everything is conducted with a single contractor—for smaller maintenance and modification projects? In 2021, he teamed up with his friend and co-founder Tomi Tyykiluoto and Teollisuuskopla Oy was born.
With 14 employees and an additional team of subcontractors for installations, Teollisuuskopla Oy is now delivering new projects across Finland using the EPC model. They primarily serve steel manufacturing and mechanical wood processing companies to improve operations and production lines, ranging from simple support structures to complex robotic integrations. From their mechanical engineering design work using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD to procurement, manufacturing, and installation, the company does it all from start to finish.
Due to their rapid growth, Teollisuuskopla Oy realized the need to move to a sophisticated PLM system and integrate it with their ERP. Last year, they began using Autodesk cloud PLM and have realized incredible new efficiencies for their data management, operations, and client relationships.
“The cloud was a key part of why we chose Autodesk and not having to rely on servers,” Onkalo says. “With Autodesk cloud PLM, we’ve been able to streamline our projects, centralize data, reduce errors, and enhance collaboration with customers, engineers, and vendors.”
Before adopting Autodesk cloud PLM, Teollisuuskopla Oy faced many challenges with inefficiencies and manual processes. Excel sheets and SharePoint simply weren’t cutting it anymore.
“We had file-based data management in SharePoint, and there were a lot of problems with multiple engineers involved in the same project and trying to input data into the ERP,” Onkalo says. “With Autodesk cloud PLM, we can show our customers a streamlined process from the first steps of engineering all the way through inspection and quality control. Everything is completely transparent with revisions made and the history of why we did things a certain way.”
Collaboration and data management have vastly improved since adopting Autodesk cloud PLM. Since all the engineers work remotely across Finland, all the data can be added and accessed no matter the location or stakeholder. At the same time, each customer typically has one project member who checks in to comment, provide feedback, and share pertinent project data back to Teollisuuskopla Oy. The ability for customers to interact with designs in real time has strengthened relationships and trust.
“Our customers really like being involved,” Onkalo says. “They appreciate seeing the designs evolve and having input throughout the process.”
“We’re also sharing the data with them from our vendors and where we’re buying the goods,” he continues. “Everyone is using the cloud-based data and drawings—all the way to our installation teams when they are on site to reduce errors and make for a smooth project delivery.”
“You need a PLM system for proper product development, especially when there are numerous roles involved, including people inside and outside your organization. Autodesk cloud PLM is a great tool for it.”
– Juho Onkalo, CEO, Teollisuuskopla Oy
Centralized data has simplified procurement for the company, saving time and reducing errors. Prior to using Autodesk cloud PLM, the team would export parts from Inventor to Excel and convert the drawings to PDF. In Excel, they would identify which parts to buy from particular vendors and then email back-and-forth for the purchase—all while trying to track this for many items.
“Our product development process was challenging,” Onkalo says. “There wasn’t an appropriate data and process management system, and many steps were manual and time-consuming. Now that we’ve switched to Autodesk cloud PLM, we can source items even faster and reduce both time and cost.”
At any given time, Teollisuuskopla Oy now knows the status of more than 3,000 parts and items on file, many of which are custom made.
“With Autodesk cloud PLM, we’re gaining a lot of time savings in the procurement and installation because you can be 100 percent sure everything has been ordered and delivered,” Onkalo says. “You know you have everything you need, and it’s very helpful. Autodesk’s cloud PLM is one of key factors of why we’re experiencing so much success.”
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