Toomas Laatsit - local technical knowledge to global market

One of the ways to turn local technical knowledge into the

global market

Toomas Laatsit

Mechanical Engineer @ LahZit OU

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• Background - merchants' family

• 10 years engineering studies @ EMU Institute of Technology (Tartu). MSc , PhD uncompleted.

• 6 years in university as the leader of curriculum technotronics and as the lecturer of material’s technologies (EMU).

• 3 yeas engineering practice in industry of Tartu (A Le Coq, Metec).

• Mech. Eng. @ Lahzit OU since 2015.

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Company: Lahzit OU in Elva

• My grandfather’s workshop + warehouse in Elva.

• Office space for PC.

• One employee (+ my dear sister Jaana ).

• But I have many partners in Estonian industry.

• Webshop + DHL and Omniva courier services.

• The goal: how to be reliable for clients on the other side of the world?

• Courier brings and carries – location doesn’t matter.

• The number of export sale countries from around the world – total 16 countries.

• My friend’s experience: I take at least five years to reach the success. How long time it takes in IT world?

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• Developing, production and selling special woodworking tools and equipment to around the world.

• Special projects and mechanical engineering consulting for another Estonian companies.

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Estonian joke:

“Aerodünaamiliselt on võimatu liblikal lennata. Kuid liblikas ei tea midagi aerodünaamikast. Seepärast ta läheb ja lendab sellest hoolimata“.

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My observations

• When I haven’t nothing to sell, all possible customers will “knocking” to my door.

• My experience - sometimes salesmans don’t want to sell their products and services. I can’t understand it. But they still like salary days.

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We see our “mechanical world”thru IT.

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• Engineers can change the world. • Can turn to growth or speed up Estonian economy? • Can we constantly produce the simple things? • For example: how many Estonian companies producing medical equipment?