Mika Tienhaara is an innovator and serial entrepreneur in the manufacturing , energy and automotive sectors . He works internationally from Oslo , Norway , while Rocsole is headquartered in Eastern Finland . The company is an academic spin-off from the University of Eastern Finland , a leading institute for electrical tomography / inverse problems .

“ Our mission at Rocsole is to make global industries safer , better , and cleaner ,” explains Tienhaara . “ Enterprises have a lot of inefficiencies and accept the status quo of complex and harsh operating conditions , that actionable insights from data are not possible to generate and that there ’ s a high amount of downtime and unplanned shutdowns .”

Rocsole is challenging this mindset , because by bringing higher efficiency and reducing the number of shutdowns , the industries with the highest carbon emissions and toxic pollution can reduce their carbon footprints .

“ We are an essential part of the netzero road map ,” says Tienhaara . “ Our unique real-time insights can enable our customers to be more energy-efficient and remove bottlenecks . I work with a global reach , as most of our customers are international and we also have many other international partners .”

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