Hannu Siltala

Hannu Siltala, Senior Product Design Specialist

Hannu has accumulated a wealth of expertise through numerous projects and progressed to the role of lead designer, capable of creating highly demanding technological solutions. He has seen the real-world outcomes of his designs and, through challenges, learned to understand how design decisions affect the entire lifecycle of a complex product. He also has international experience, including an overseas assignment where he led a product development team of Indian engineers.

Hannu has worked in various design roles (Roxon, Tamrock, Sandvik, Drilltech Mission):

· Screens, crushers, mills

· Rock drilling equipment (underground and surface)

· Large rotary drilling rigs (USA)

· Sandvik’s core high-tech products: percussive and rotary drilling machines

· Work machines –Commercialization – R&D – Concept design – Prototypes – Testing – Lifecycle planning – Technical drawings – Design team coordination

Examples of his intellectual capital:

· Concept design of large and complex assemblies

· Equipment layout design

· Creation of manufacturing drawings: sheet metal, machined, and cast parts

· Modular product components and system assembly

· Mechanism design (boom structures, feed mechanisms, etc.)

· Hydrauli hose and piping systems

· Precision design with tight tolerances

· Managing modeling-to-drawing workflow and tools (Team Center)

· Productization: transferring prototypes to production and managing design throughout the product lifecycle

· Customization and prototype development of new technologies

· International design experience (USA)

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