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Sandvik is victorious at the eSport league

19 Jun 2019 , News

Sandvik eSport Team rocked the Aura Quest gaming tournament in Turku, Finland in June, 2019. They won silver by playing Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Sandvik completes the acquisition of Newtrax

17 Jun 2019 , Press release

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of Newtrax, a supplier of technology in wireless connectivity to monitor and provide insights on underground mining operations, including people, machines and the environment.

Tapping local talent

12 Jun 2019 , Feature

Securing future talent and building a pipeline of skills are the objectives of the trainee program at Sandvik in Langfang, China

Digital is the glue

10 Jun 2019 , News

Sandvik partnered with Microsoft to give international journalists and influencers the chance to visit Sandviken and dig deeper in to some of our many digital activities.

A new home for the smash-proof guitar

7 Jun 2019 , News

Over 30 million saw Yngwie Malmsteen do his utmost to smash Sandvik’s unbreakable guitar. Now the guitar has been auctioned out which brought in USD 25,000. Sandvik donates the money to the organization Engineers Without Borders, that will use them for school projects in Tanzania.

World Environment Day 2019

29 May 2019 , News

On June 5, the United Nations World Environment Day is celebrated across the globe. Sandvik strives to minimize its environmental footprint and we put a lot of effort into making our offerings and our production better from a sustainability perspective.

New sustainability goals for Sandvik

22 May 2019 , News

Sustainability is an integral part of Sandvik´s business and we are increasingly becoming the leading sustainable business partner for our customers. Sandvik will now take the next big step by launching four ambitious 2030 goals.

Sandvik Capital Markets Day with new financial and sustainability targets

22 May 2019 , Press release

Today, at the Capital Markets Day in Tampere, Finland, Björn Rosengren, President and CEO of Sandvik andTomas Eliasson, Executive Vice President and CFO of Sandvik, will present the key strategic focus areas based on Sandvik’s fundamental principle of stability and profitability before growth and introduce new financial and sustainability targets.

Sandvik creates first 3D printed diamond composite

21 May 2019 , News

Sandvik has created the first ever 3D printed diamond composite, perfect for a wide range of industrial uses. This super-hard material can be 3D printed in highly complex shapes and can revolutionize the way industry uses the hardest natural material on the planet.

I tell it like it is

14 May 2019 , Feature

Sandvik Materials Technology has been steadily on the up since Göran Björkman took charge in late 2017. A strong economy and a focus on driving improvements in the mix, prices and productivity are some of the reasons, he says.

News

Sandvik is victorious at the eSport league

19 Jun 2019 , News

Sandvik eSport Team rocked the Aura Quest gaming tournament in Turku, Finland in June, 2019. They won silver by playing Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Digital is the glue

10 Jun 2019 , News

Sandvik partnered with Microsoft to give international journalists and influencers the chance to visit Sandviken and dig deeper in to some of our many digital activities.

A new home for the smash-proof guitar

7 Jun 2019 , News

World Environment Day 2019

29 May 2019 , News

New sustainability goals for Sandvik

22 May 2019 , News

Press releases

Sandvik completes the acquisition of Newtrax

17 Jun 2019 , Press release

Sandvik Capital Markets Day with new financial and sustainability targets

22 May 2019 , Press release

Sandvik initiates an internal separation of Sandvik Materials Technology

6 May 2019 , Press release Regulatory

Sandvik Board of Directors has decided to initiate an internal separation of the business area Sandvik Materials Technology.

Sandvik’s Annual General Meeting 2019

29 Apr 2019 , Press release Regulatory

Sandvik AB held its Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2019 in Sandviken, Sweden.

View CEO's presentation in Swedish with English subtitles

Lars Bergström appointed Acting President of Sandvik Machining Solutions

25 Apr 2019 , Press release Regulatory

Lars Bergström, currently Senior Strategy Advisor and Vice President Sandvik Machining Solutions, has been appointed Acting President of Sandvik Machining Solutions as of 1 July 2019.

Features

Meet Sandvik pod #3: Tomorrow´s Materials

19 Mar 2019 , Feature

Get new perspectives on Sandvik by listening to the podcast Meet Sandvik. In this episode Annika Borgenstam, Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology, and Susanne Norgren, Group Expert on Materials Design at Sandvik, is discussing which materials will shape our future.
Listen to Meet Sandvik pod #3

Helping a neighbor in need

5 Dec 2018 , Feature

When a rainstorm devastated a local school in rural Ghana, Sandvik answered the call for help.

Meet Sandvik pod #1: Is sustainability a financial issue?

27 Nov 2018 , Feature

Get new perspectives on Sandvik by listening to the podcast Meet Sandvik. In this episode Tomas Eliasson, CFO at Sandvik, and Helena Stjernholm, CEO at Industrivärden, discusses why sustainability is becoming a top financial priority.
Listen to Meet Sandvik pod #1

Meet Sandvik pod #2: Competencies for the future

27 Nov 2018 , Feature

Get new perspectives on Sandvik by listening to the podcast Meet Sandvik. In this episode Lisa Gunnarsson, Head of Nordics at LinkedIn, is discussing what competencies will be crucial in the future together with Johan Kerstell, Global Head of HR at Sandvik.
Listen to Meet Sandvik pod #2

Enabling digital manufacturing

8 Nov 2018 , Feature

In a connected manufacturing world, continuous measurements cut lead times and reduce scrap and the amount of material used. Sandvik has acquired a software company with technology that holds the key.