We are pleased to invite you to KOTEL RAMS SEMINAR 2026 (4th and 5th FEBRUARY)
This two-day, in-depth technical seminar is focusing on bringing together leaders and experts from diverse industries to share best practices, innovations, and practical applications in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety.
This seminar is designed to foster hands-on discussions, focusing on real-world solutions for complex repairable systems, asset life cycle management, and performance optimization. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the common challenges and cutting-edge strategies that various industries face in maintaining high-performing and cost-effective assets.
We have succeeded to collect speakers from industry, defence, maintenance, research and many more.
Join us to exchange knowledge, explore practical solutions, and build connections within a community dedicated to driving reliability excellence. We look forward to your participation!
The participation fee is 300€ including coffee and lunch for two days and dinner on the first evening.
Please notice! The early-bird participation fee until 18.12.2025 is 250€.
Registrations: SEE LINK (registration opens 03.12.2025)
Dates: 4th and 5th February 2026
Venue: Cultural Centre & Conference Hotel Sofia, Kallahdenniemi, Helsinki
Seminar language: English
Welcome !
Program/agenda (draft, schedule is due to be updated)
| DAY 1 | ||
| Schedule | Presentation | Speaker |
| 08:00 | Registration and morning coffee | |
| 08:30 | Welcoming words | Pasi Välimäki, KOTEL ry. |
| 08:45 | Reliability from an Availability Perspective – Legacy vs. Future | Johannes Rydström, Viktor Gustafsson, Fortify |
| 09:45 | Coffee break | |
| 10:15 | Presentation 2 | To be updated |
| 11:15 | The Reliability Revolution: AI as a Tool—and a Technology to Trust | Janet Lin, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Presentation 4 | |
| 13:45 | Aircraft scheduled maintenance development and reliability analysis of aircraft equipment in Finnish Air force | Henry Paajanen, retired, Finnish Defence Forces |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | A Life Cycle Cost view of RAMS in procurement projects a case study | Hannu von Essen, Finnish Defence Forces |
| 16:30 | Reliability Without Borders: Strengthening Our Global Community with IEEE and RAMS Europe 2026 | Janet Lin, IEEE Reliability Society |
| 16:50 | Reliability testing and research services at LUT | Tommi Kärkkäinen, LUT University |
| 17:10 | Presentation to be added | Sanna Lahokallio, Etteplan |
| 17:30 | End of Day 1 |
18:00 Dinner
| DAY 2 | ||
| Schedule | Presentation | Speaker |
| 08:15 | Opening of the day and morning coffee | |
| 08:30 | KOTEL Convic Project | Pasi Välimäki, Danfoss Drives |
| 09:15 | Presentation 11 | To be added |
| 09:45 | Coffee break | |
| 10:15 | Product safety requirements under low voltage directive | Sami Inkinen, Etteplan |
| 11:15 | Presentation 13 | To be added |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Utilisation of field data for predictive maintenance | Aamos Varesmaa, Konecranes |
| 13:45 | The potential of simulation in product development, testing, and troubleshooting | Teemu Nieminen, Elomatic |
| 14:45 | Coffee break | |
| 15:15 | Presentation 16 | To be updated |
| 15:45 | Presentation 17 | To be updated |
| 16:15 | Wrap up of the seminar | Pasi Välimäki, KOTEL ry. |
| 16:30 | Seminar Ends |
Info KOTEL ry: LINK
The IEEE Reliability Society, Joint Sweden–Norway Chapter, provides technical support for the KOTEL RAMS seminar.
