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Meet Sandvik 2005-2
Productivity as a guiding star

Underground operations
Construction of the new city tunnel in Malmö, southern Sweden is currently in full progress. The 17-kilometer-long rail link will extend from Malmö’s central rail station, beneath the inner city, and connect with the Öresund rail and road bridge – which today links Sweden permanently with Denmark. Part of the work on this link involves the construction of an underground rail station. This will be achieved using products and technological solutions from Sandvik Mining and Construction. Working from deep shafts, two so-called roadheaders from the Voest Alpine Bergtechnik product area will cut out the space required for the station from the limestone bedrock. The two machines can be described as mobile cutting machines, equipped with rotating carbide-tipped boring heads that “eat” into the bedrock – without any blasting being required.

New drill adds to efficiency
Sandvik Coromant is a leading supplier of cemented-carbide tools for the automotive industry. Customers in this sector appreciate high-quality products and rapid service. Adwest Engineering in the UK is one example. This company manufactures transmission components, among other products, and its customer base includes such names as Bentley and Land Rover. Sandvik Coromant works in close cooperation with Adwest and the UK partner is constantly interested in efficiency improvements based on new solutions and new technology. After having tested Sandvik’s CoroDrill® 880, Adwest now uses this indexable-insert drill on a broad front within the company. Processing costs have been reduced significantly through the introduction of the new tool.

Excellent cooperation
Maine Drilling & Blasting is one of the largest drilling and blasting contractors in the northeastern US. The company engages in many different assignments, ranging from house foundations and swimming pools to major construction projects. M D & B enjoys close cooperation with MC Tools within Sandvik Mining and Construction and purchases nearly all of its tools from this source. High product quality provides more drilled holes per invested USD and an optimally long operating life.

Thirst-quencher
Within Sandvik Tooling, Sandvik Hard Materials has further strengthened its position within the area of the cemented-carbide tools used in the production of aluminum cans. Following the acquisition of America’s TTI last year, this product area is the market leader in both Europe and the US – and is currently the world leader in this growing customer segment. The efficiency of the service provided to global customers in the sector has continued to be increased in pace with the trend. This is appreciated by industries throughout the world, all of which are thirsting after increased productivity and profitability in order to maintain control over spiraling cost trends.

Flying business
The aerospace industry is an important sector for Sandvik. The Group delivers cemented-carbide tools to the world’s leading aircraft producers and to their specialist suppliers. For example, the Italian high-tech company CoMeAr, which delivers components for the giant new Airbus 380. Sandvik Coromant delivers precision tools for machining of titanium, used by the industry to minimize aircraft weight and achieve high structural strength.

New compact loader
The focus on smaller, more compact machines for transport operations in mining environments is continuing within Sandvik Mining and Construction. The business area has now developed an extra slim loader, the EJC 90, with a width of less than 1.5 meters. This loader is particularly well suited to work in confined areas and despite its small size offers adequate cabin space with high safety. Today, it is used very successfully in South African goldmines.

Rotoform increases capacity
Sandvik holds a leading position in equipment for pastille production and granulation – for form or crystallize into grains. Customers are mainly active in various process industries, such as the chemicals industry. Over the years Process Systems, a product area within Sandvik Materials Technology, has delivered over 1,200 plants featuring the steel-belt Rotoform® concept, which is based on the cooling of droplets. Now the product area has developed a new version, Rotoform HS for high-speed and high-capacity production of liquid melts. It was tested at full scale in production at the Italian sulphur producer Econova, with highly favorable results in terms of capacity and quality.

Crusher in the US
Sandvik’s mobile crushers are operating successfully for American contractor J&D Excavators in Phoenix, Arizona. The company has, after careful consideration, chosen the Crawlmaster TM 1208 with Jawmaster JM 1208 from Sandvik Rock Processing. Only Sandvik’s products could measure up to the special requirements in terms of aggregate particle size.

Growth area
Today, the global urea industry has sales of approximately SEK 200 billion annually. The material Sandvik Safurex® has revolutionized manufacturing in the sector and the potential for continued growth is extremely favorable. In Saudi Arabia, a complete urea plant is being built in Sandvik Safurex for the very first time – including all of the tubes and piping components in the most exposed parts of the process. The tubes are far superior to conventional products as a result of their extremely high corrosion-resistance, strength and durability (doubled lifetime!). And there are even greater pluses in terms of customer value: for example, investment costs are reduced by 15% and safety in the fertilizer production process is drastically improved.

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Underground operations Construction of the new city tunnel in Malmö, southern Sweden is currently in full progress. The 17-kilometer-long rail link will extend from Malmö’s central rail station, beneath the inner city, and connect with the Öresund rail and road bridge – which today links Sweden permanently with Denmark. Part of the work on this link involves the construction of an underground rail station. This will be achieved using products and technological solutions from Sandvik Mining and Construction. Working from deep shafts, two so-called roadheaders from the Voest Alpine Bergtechnik product area will cut out the space required for the station from the limestone bedrock. The two machines can be described as mobile cutting machines, equipped with rotating carbide-tipped boring heads that “eat” into the bedrock – without any blasting being required.

New drill adds to efficiency Sandvik Coromant is a leading supplier of cemented-carbide tools for the automotive industry. Customers in this sector appreciate high-quality products and rapid service. Adwest Engineering in the UK is one example. This company manufactures transmission components, among other products, and its customer base includes such names as Bentley and Land Rover. Sandvik Coromant works in close cooperation with Adwest and the UK partner is constantly interested in efficiency improvements based on new solutions and new technology. After having tested Sandvik’s CoroDrill® 880, Adwest now uses this indexable-insert drill on a broad front within the company. Processing costs have been reduced significantly through the introduction of the new tool.

Excellent cooperation Maine Drilling & Blasting is one of the largest drilling and blasting contractors in the northeastern US. The company engages in many different assignments, ranging from house foundations and swimming pools to major construction projects. M D & B enjoys close cooperation with MC Tools within Sandvik Mining and Construction and purchases nearly all of its tools from this source. High product quality provides more drilled holes per invested USD and an optimally long operating life.

Thirst-quencher Within Sandvik Tooling, Sandvik Hard Materials has further strengthened its position within the area of the cemented-carbide tools used in the production of aluminum cans. Following the acquisition of America’s TTI last year, this product area is the market leader in both Europe and the US – and is currently the world leader in this growing customer segment. The efficiency of the service provided to global customers in the sector has continued to be increased in pace with the trend. This is appreciated by industries throughout the world, all of which are thirsting after increased productivity and profitability in order to maintain control over spiraling cost trends.

Flying business The aerospace industry is an important sector for Sandvik. The Group delivers cemented-carbide tools to the world’s leading aircraft producers and to their specialist suppliers. For example, the Italian high-tech company CoMeAr, which delivers components for the giant new Airbus 380. Sandvik Coromant delivers precision tools for machining of titanium, used by the industry to minimize aircraft weight and achieve high structural strength.

New compact loader The focus on smaller, more compact machines for transport operations in mining environments is continuing within Sandvik Mining and Construction. The business area has now developed an extra slim loader, the EJC 90, with a width of less than 1.5 meters. This loader is particularly well suited to work in confined areas and despite its small size offers adequate cabin space with high safety. Today, it is used very successfully in South African goldmines.

Rotoform increases capacity Sandvik holds a leading position in equipment for pastille production and granulation – for form or crystallize into grains. Customers are mainly active in various process industries, such as the chemicals industry. Over the years Process Systems, a product area within Sandvik Materials Technology, has delivered over 1,200 plants featuring the steel-belt Rotoform® concept, which is based on the cooling of droplets. Now the product area has developed a new version, Rotoform HS for high-speed and high-capacity production of liquid melts. It was tested at full scale in production at the Italian sulphur producer Econova, with highly favorable results in terms of capacity and quality.

Crusher in the US Sandvik’s mobile crushers are operating successfully for American contractor J&D Excavators in Phoenix, Arizona. The company has, after careful consideration, chosen the Crawlmaster TM 1208 with Jawmaster JM 1208 from Sandvik Rock Processing. Only Sandvik’s products could measure up to the special requirements in terms of aggregate particle size.

Growth area Today, the global urea industry has sales of approximately SEK 200 billion annually. The material Sandvik Safurex® has revolutionized manufacturing in the sector and the potential for continued growth is extremely favorable. In Saudi Arabia, a complete urea plant is being built in Sandvik Safurex for the very first time – including all of the tubes and piping components in the most exposed parts of the process. The tubes are far superior to conventional products as a result of their extremely high corrosion-resistance, strength and durability (doubled lifetime!). And there are even greater pluses in terms of customer value: for example, investment costs are reduced by 15% and safety in the fertilizer production process is drastically improved.