History

Flexmill is a specialist in automated and robotized surface finishing applications, with a staff of about twenty robotics engineers and software programmers. We have delivered hundreds of systems to more than seventy customers in twenty countries.

The robotics business was originally founded in 1994 and was eventually in 2017 spun-off from JOT automation to become Flexmill. Typical robotics applications are in the fields of Aerospace, Automotive, Marine, and energy industries.

Flexmill is based in Nurmijärvi, Finland

From the beginning to where we are today

2022

Flexmill was acquired by Mirka, the world’s leading abrasives and power tools manufacturer.

Read the press release here.

2021

Building of new brand image of Flexmill

Extension of global presence

2017

Flexmill Oy was founded as a spin off from JOT automation

2014

First S-series platform based deliveries to aerospace industry

First L-series platform based Gear Chamfering delivery to customer at Finland

Tool development for automotive industry needs started

2012

First propeller finishing solution delivery to customer at Sweden

2011

JOT automation bought business

2010

First L-series platform based linishing solution delivery to customer at UK

2009

First luxury boat fairing system delivery to customer at Italy

2008

First S-series platform solution for enclosure hole drilling delivery to customer

2007

First packing solutions were delivered electronic industry

2005

First finishing and grinding solution for luxury sailboat manufacturing

2003

First packing solutions with machine vision deliveries to food industry

2002

RTS robotics management buy out. Master Automation Group (MAG) was founded

2000

First mold milling solution to marine segment was delivered to customer at USA

First R-series (L-series) platform based deburring / finishing solution for aerospace customer at Sweden

New graphical version of Pi-Path software was released

1999

First export sales of company was made

First delivery to aerospace industry for customer at Sweden

1998

First machine/robot cell delivery with wooden furniture milling application

1997

RTS takes over the business

1994

Everything started. Student group at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) created to way to programming industrial 6-axis robots same way as 5-axis machining cell was programmed by standard CAM program

Pii Robotics was founded as spin off from LUT

First Pi-Path software generation was released