Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnishheavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti district of the city of Tampere.
The former Tampella factory in Tampere, and factory's clock gate, which was built in 1891.
Until 1963 the company was called Tampereen Pellava- ja Rauta-Teollisuus Osake-Yhtiö (The Flax and Iron Industry of Tampere Stock Company). In Swedish it was called Tammerfors Linne-&Jern-Manufakt.A.B.. In 1993 the company’s forest and packaging business was bought by Enso-Gutzeit Oy.
Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy was a company based on the merger in 1861 of two factories - a linen mill and foundry - situated by the Tammerkoski rapids. After a modest start it grew to become an institution employing thousands of people in the centre of Tampere alone, and more in its other units. In the 1950s the company's name was shortened to Tampella. The company went into decline during the 1980s and eventually went bankrupt in 1990. This was at a time just before the economic recession of the early 1990s. After bankruptcy the company's operations were split and sold to various, mostly international, owners.
Among the company's products was the manufacture of linen: in later times this was not an important product, but the company continued it for apparently historic reasons. However, its main concern was iron and steel products. These included grave crosses (in the very early days), guns, mining drills, paper machines, locomotives (both steam and diesel), steam boilers and turbines. The company also produced cardboard and packaging at its Inkeroinen mill.
The industrial activity, under the new ownership, in the centre of Tampere gradually ceased and the machines finally stopped operating in 2000. Soon after this many of the buildings in the industrial complex have been taken into new uses as museums, cultural centres, artist's workshops etc. though some had already been demolished. Other buildings were converted to new commercial uses, but many were demolished to make way for blocks of flats.
122K/60, 122 mm field cannon, prototype 122K/57, 15 pieces of 122K/60 manufactured. The Israeli Soltam company became interested and the 152HX-K60 was developed
152HX-K60
155HX, 24 November 1971, 2 pieces, at least one of them was delivered to Soltam, Israel
155KAN68, manufactured for Soltam to Israel, 2 lots x 12 pieces each in 1970 - 1975, 12 pieces to Singapore, sub-type Pore
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tampella news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the village in Burkina Faso see Tampella commune Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer a maker of paper machines locomotives military weaponry as well as wood based products such as packaging The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti district of the city of Tampere TampellaPredecessorTampella blast furnace Founded1861 FounderAdolf Torngren Defunct1991 SuccessorSandvik Finland Tambox EuropeTampella ForestTampella PapertechTampella PowerVammas HeadquartersTampere Number of employees12 000 1980s The former Tampella factory in Tampere and factory s clock gate which was built in 1891 Until 1963 the company was called Tampereen Pellava ja Rauta Teollisuus Osake Yhtio The Flax and Iron Industry of Tampere Stock Company In Swedish it was called Tammerfors Linne amp Jern Manufakt A B In 1993 the company s forest and packaging business was bought by Enso Gutzeit Oy Tampereen Pellava ja Rautateollisuus Oy was a company based on the merger in 1861 of two factories a linen mill and foundry situated by the Tammerkoski rapids After a modest start it grew to become an institution employing thousands of people in the centre of Tampere alone and more in its other units In the 1950s the company s name was shortened to Tampella The company went into decline during the 1980s and eventually went bankrupt in 1990 This was at a time just before the economic recession of the early 1990s After bankruptcy the company s operations were split and sold to various mostly international owners A Finnish VR Class Hv1 4 6 0 steam locomotive built by Tampella in 1915 Among the company s products was the manufacture of linen in later times this was not an important product but the company continued it for apparently historic reasons However its main concern was iron and steel products These included grave crosses in the very early days guns mining drills paper machines locomotives both steam and diesel steam boilers and turbines The company also produced cardboard and packaging at its Inkeroinen mill The industrial activity under the new ownership in the centre of Tampere gradually ceased and the machines finally stopped operating in 2000 Soon after this many of the buildings in the industrial complex have been taken into new uses as museums cultural centres artist s workshops etc though some had already been demolished Other buildings were converted to new commercial uses but many were demolished to make way for blocks of flats Together with an Israeli cooperative organisation Solel Boneh Tampella also founded the Israeli defence contractor Soltam in 1950 1 Contents 1 Weaponry 1 1 Field cannons 1 2 Anti tank guns 1 3 Coastal artillery 1 4 Mortar 2 See also 3 ReferencesWeaponry EditField cannons Edit 122K 60 122 mm field cannon prototype 122K 57 15 pieces of 122K 60 manufactured The Israeli Soltam company became interested and the 152HX K60 was developed 152HX K60 155HX 24 November 1971 2 pieces at least one of them was delivered to Soltam Israel 155KAN68 manufactured for Soltam to Israel 2 lots x 12 pieces each in 1970 1975 12 pieces to Singapore sub type Pore M 68 a Soltam made 155KAN68 Philippines Singapore Chile Thailand South Africa several hundreds M 68 had been the main cannon for the Israeli Defence Forces one 155KAN68 delivered to the Soviet union barrel 10 February 1977 suspenser 11 March 1977 and launcher 9 February 1978 155HZ 155K74 developed from 155KAN68 sub type Pore 13 155 K 83 prototype 155K74 83 155GH45T 155GH45 PAKISTAN testing 1996 1997 in Pakistan 155K93 155HG52APU 155 K 98Anti tank guns Edit 57 76 Pst 75 K 44 100 PSTKCoastal artillery Edit 152 50 T a modernized version of 152 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1892 130 53 TKMortar Edit 47 Krh 35 1 60 Krh 34 2 81 Krh 34 1 81 Krh 38 1 81 Krh 58P 1 81 Krh 71Y 1 120 Krh 40 1 120 Krh 62A H 1 120 Krh 85 1 160 Krh 58C 1 300 Krh 42 1 B 455 81 mm mortar Originally designed in Tampella but manufacturing rights sold to Soltam 3 See also EditFinnish Railway Museum VR Group List of Finnish locomotives Jokioinen Museum Railway List of railway museums Worldwide Heritage railways List of heritage railways Restored trains Hanko Hyvinkaa railway History of rail transport in Finland VR Class Pr1 VR Class Hr1 VR Class Tk3 VR Class Hr11References EditNotes a b c d e f g h i j k Vesa Toivonen 7 October 2014 Kranaatinheittimet 1 maailmansodasta vuoteen 2014 suomalainen nakokulma PDF in Finnish Panssarikilta ry Archived PDF from the original on 30 September 2017 Retrieved 10 April 2016 Mikko Backstrom March 2007 Kranaatinheittimiston kehittamistyo Suomessa toisen maailmansodan jalkeen PDF in Finnish Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu National Defence University p 39 Archived PDF from the original on 9 May 2016 Retrieved 10 April 2016 Kaas Karri 2014 Linavabrikust relvatehaseks Kaitse Kodu in Estonian No 3 Estonian Defence League p 53 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tampella amp oldid 1130513375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
