Last week, we celebrated the opening of our new innovation center. 🥂 Our modern facility in Vantaa is utilized for training by customers such as BASF R-M and automotive painting students from Varia Vocational College.
Speeches reflected on the future of body repair and automotive painting, influenced significantly by the introduction of electric cars, digitization, and the demands of sustainability. Methods and products are evolving, and education must meet these needs. The industry is also in great need of skilled professionals.
It is in everyone’s interest to increase international collaboration and information exchange in the field, so that we can develop new methods and enhance the attractiveness of the industry. We aim to provide students with the latest knowledge during their education, enabling them to meet the requirements of the professional world after graduation.
Close collaboration among manufacturers, teachers, and students brings a new level of transparency and enables a modern way of educating young experts. Thanks to all parties for their contribution to building and launching the innovation center.
Together, we are transforming the automotive painting industry and inspiring other sectors to break down their structures.
Amoy’s CEO, Jari Winqvist, began the event with his opening remarks and expressed gratitude to the partners for the excellent project.
Antti Karetie, Car and Aviation Education Manager at Vantaa Vocational College Varia, explained how a novel form of educational collaboration can attract students to the field and influence their employment prospects. Varia students were also present at the event.
BASF representative Timo Salmi pondered the future of body repair and automotive painting.
3M representative Torben Lund spoke about the industry’s development and the new innovations it brings.
