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Helsinki, Fi

Helsinki, Fi

(Interim CEO Sept 2011 - June 2012)ZenRobotics Ltd., founded in 2007, is an high-tech company specializing in robotic recycling technology. The company's product is ZenRobotics Recycler, a waste sorting system which separates raw materials from waste. ZenRobotics's artificial intelligence is by far the most advanced technology in use in the recycling business today. We humans generate an unfathomable amount of waste, but thanks to the well-functioning waste logistics, the ordinary citizen does not usually fathom the scale of the problem. 98 % of all products purchased end up in the landfill 6 months after purchase. Every ton of manufactured goods requires 70 tons of raw materials. In practice, everything the factories of the world produce will be waste in a few months' time. The need to stop this development creates an unprecedented market opportunity.The waste catastrophe that is threatening our planet is finally globally acknowledged. Token gestures towards solving the problem are of no use: Our world continues to drown in trash. What's more, many of the raw materials we rely on will run out in our lifetime should we fail to establish a solid recycling process. But fear not! The robot boffins at the explosively growing ZenRobotics Ltd. are going to save the world with intelligent robots.Robotics are an everyday and indispensable part of today's manufacturing industries. Traditionally, robots have been incapable of operating in complex, changing and varied roles – precisely what waste management is. ZenRobotics is now introducing robots that are far more intelligent than ordinary industrial automation. Smart robots make automated waste sorting possible. See also the notorious ZenRobotics videos on YouTube!

Developing new environmental technologies and recycling concepts - as well as reconnaissance tasks. The projects have included developing new business areas and products to many renowned companies in the recycling business. Dozens of patent applications have been filed as a result of this work and the companies have expanded into totally new geographical and technological business areas.Here a quote from Steve Jobs fits well in:“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.The round pegs in the square holes.The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. Andthey have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagreewith them, glorify or vilify them.About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they changethings. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. Theycreate. They inspire. They push the human race forward…Maybe they have to be crazy.”

Rauma, Fi

During this time BMH grew into a world leader in its segment. The products include a wide array of devices for waste and bulk materials handling and processing, such as shredders, conveyors, screens, air classifiers and other separators. The sales network was expanded to all continents and the strategy proved to be very successful. The work included sales and promotional work in 74 countries.

The company grew to be the largest environmental technology supplier in the Baltic states.I sold the company to the managers Mr. Assar Kalvet and Mr. Kuno Kütsen.

Weima Finland Ltd, currently known as XO Group Ltd (which again recently was acquired by Haba Group), was one of the pioneers in advanced recycling technology that really made an impact in its market area. The company had over 50% market share.The operations included plant design, installation and of course sales and after sales services. Equipment supplied was for example Bollegraaf recycling systems, Lubo screens, Salmatec pelleting presses, Imro Maschinenbau conveyors, Weima shredders, Untha shears, Adelmann briquetting machines, Keith Walking Floors, Talbott boilers, Loglift Cranes, Mesutronic metal detectors, Pilana wear parts, all leading brands.I sold the company to an investor.

Imports of waste processing machinery from Germany, Austria, the UK and the Netherlands. This is the time when the interest in recycling technology was lit by Mr. Johannes Blessing. The company grew rapidly.

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