Kari Anders Blomster, D. SC. (Metallurgy)
Managing Director of Fermater Oy, Espoo, Finland

Studies:

Metallurgy in HUT (Helsinki University of Technology)
M.Sc. 1969
D.Sc.Thesis 1974

Profession :

Research engineer in Outokumpu Oy 1969-1972
Headquarters of Finnish Army 1972-1973 development of rifle production
Technical manager of Bofors Ab subsidiary in Finland 1973-1976
Managing director of Fermater Oy since 1976-

Part time teacher:

HUT (Helsinki University of Technology) and Aalto University
Dep. of Mechanical Engineering/Laboratory of Engineering Materials
University teacher: Heat treatment of Steel 1976-2006
Part time teacher: Steels 2007-2009
Aalto University, School of Engineering: Part time teacher in Steels 2010-2014

R&D of steel, nodular iron and heat treatment:

Patent pending in field of machine building and heat treatment
Process control programs for carburizing, nitriding, induction hardening and quenching
ADI casting and heat treatment process development
Development of quenching to achieve optimal residual stress field in workpiece