The machine was manufactured in Vieremä and handed over to the happy customer.
The completion of the machine that will be delivered to Uruguay also offered the opportunity to celebrate Ponsse’s successful factory extension. The Ponsse Elephant King machine at the centre of the celebration was manufactured on Ponsse’s new production line. The last stage of the factory extension was completed at the beginning of this year when a new assembly line for cranes was commissioned at the Vieremä factory. This large investment increased the factory’s area to four hectares and completely renewed the factory’s assembly and warehouse operations. The change has now been brought to a conclusion, and Ponsse’s factory is in excellent shape with respect to safety, productivity and flexibility.
The 14,000th Ponsse machine is the largest model in Ponsse’s forwarder range. The Ponsse Elephant King is equipped with the new Ponsse K121 crane, designed for the most demanding conditions. This week, the machine will start its journey from the freezing weather of Northern Savonia to the summer heat of Uruguay. The machine will harvest timber at UPM Uruguay’s plantations for local pulp production needs. UPM Uruguay has been Ponsse´s full service customer since 2014.
Ponsse has been operating in Uruguay since 2007 and opened a new service centre in 2017. Local customer support is handled by Ponsse’s subsidiary Ponsse Uruguay. The subsidiary employs 96 people, and its managing director is Martin Toledo. In Uruguay, timber is harvested almost entirely with modern cut-to-length harvesting equipment. Source