Marko Jokinen is an expert of machine vision solutions who has recently joined the Pinja team. Jokinen estimates that there are vast unused possibilities for using machine vision in industry.
– Machine vision is an excellent tool whenever manufacturing industry and production lines are concerned. Paper machines move so fast that computer vision is needed to recognize interruptions on the production line before the machine is damaged, says Marko Jokinen, a new addition to Pinja’s group of over 550 experts.
Jokinen is the Product Manager at Pinja’s Industry Solutions in Vision department. The possibilities of his new position seem fascinating since in the last few years, machine vision solutions have started to become more common on tire, steel and food industries, among others.
– On the paper industry, the technology has been utilized for long but there is still a lot of market to benefit from, says Jokinen.
Machine vision solutions are fit for many types of measuring since they cover spectrum cameras, deep learning and 3D measuring and modeling. Spectrum cameras can detect things that are invisible to the human eye, and deep learning refers to the ability of the software behind the lens to learn and utilize new information independently. 3D modeling solutions are incomparable in both space planning and the quality control of tiny product details.
Marko Jokinen came to Pinja from Fluidhouse where he worked for 11 years as a regional sales manager and sales manager. His job included the sales of hydraulics and oil lubrication systems in Finland and on international markets.
The majority of his customers were on the paper industry. Jokinen, who originally graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering on paper machine technology, is well acquainted with the industry.
– Even when I was still studying, I worked at several paper factories in Finland and even abroad. When I was working for Nordland Papier in Dörpen, Germany, the whole paper machine line was taken apart and put back together in two months. There I got the material for my graduation thesis on the installation instructions of a paper machine press, Jokinen reminisces.
The Jyväskylä native industry professional started at Pinja at the beginning of August.
– Of course I’m excited! My tasks include the maintenance and development of the retail network. I have plenty of ideas for the job and I feel like I have been given quite a lot of freedom to start working.