Meet Sandvik

From electric mining equipment and digital component manufacturing to eco-efficient rock processing: President and CEO Stefan Widing outlines how Sandvik will excel in tomorrow’s world.

Predictive maintenance that increases safety and durability of equipment. Expanded analysis possibilities that can optimize process and decrease energy consumption. These are just a few examples of how AI can help companies across the world. Rahul Kedia is spear-heading the rapid advancements Sandvik is doing in this area.  

”Engineering has the potential to change the world” is an expression that feels more true than ever when  describing Engineers Without Borders. Marianne Grauers is committed to the cause of using technology and engineering skills to improve the situation in rural and poor areas of the world. Her story is truly fascinating.

Melita Hegarty is committed to making the world a more diverse and inclusive place. Being a first nations women from Australia herself, she has the perfect background to help first nations people thrive and get respect in society.

Meghan West is the CEO of CNC Software, a US-based company Sandvik acquired in 2021. She believes the two companies share the same approach to manufacturing and the same passion for customers.

Christophe Sut is heading up a part of Sandvik that is expected to grow substantially in coming years. In 2021, the business area segment has increased its size four times with acquisitions related to CAM software and industrial metrology. His responsibility also includes the additive manufacturing business.

Sandvik has set up ambitious sustainability targets. Lots of initiatives are ongoing across the company, aiming towards the targets, and the Rock Tools division within Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has high sustainability ambitions.

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are focus areas for Sandvik and as President for Sandvik Coromant, Helen Blomqvist works at the center of the transformation. She explains how an automated and connected digital offering across the manufacturing value chain will improve customer productivity and sustainability.

Sustainability and working with reducing CO2 emissions is not only positive for the planet, it’s also a huge business opportunity. In this episode, Stefan Widing, President and CEO of Sandvik Group, explains how sustainability and business go hand-in-hand and why it was a given for Sandvik to sign up for the Science Based Targets initiative.

We invited Carina Silberg, head of governance and sustainability at pension provider Alecta and Mats W Lundberg, head of sustainability at Sandvik to discuss sustainable business and how companies can make a real difference. Climate action was in focus since Sandvik has committed to net-zero emissions and science-based targets.

The impression of the mining sector as traditional and male-dominated might deter women from joining the industry. Nothing could be more wrong according to Marie-Soleil Lacoursiere who has worked with mining customers at Sandvik for many years. She loves her job and recommends more women to pursue a career in mining.

An internship paved the way to an employment. Meet Elvin Berndtsson, process engineer at Sandvik who also studies to become a mechanical engineer.

Brian Huff has built his entire career around electrification. He started out 27 years ago and has since then worked on electric solutions for cars, boats, and now mining vehicles. “Electrification in mining is by far the best business case that we have seen so far and it has a real impact on the industry,” he says.

Evan Larrick works with developing electric battery mining equipment in California, a job he got after participating in the Sandvik Global Graduate program. The job fits well with his passion for sustainability.

Jan Gravningsbråten, R&D Technician, and digitalization specialist Micael Baudin explain how the use of data matrix codes is changing the game for Seco and customers.

Johan Wallin tells the story of how Sandvik became the first company to 3D-print super duplex stainless steel at an industrial scale and how that can affect different industries.

They explain how a cost savings program was transferred into the world’s most sustainable manganese foundry. Meet Anders Åkesson and Jörgen Petersson, Winners of the Sandvik Sustainability Award.

A travel to England was the starting point for the modern steel industry. Carina Dahlberg takes us back to 1858 when Göran Fredrik Göransson became first in the world to mass-produce steel.

Carina Dahlberg talks about the caring culture within Sandvik that started already with its founder Göran Fredrik Göransson, and the was passed on for generations.

He explains why sustainability excellence is good for business. Meet Mats W Lundberg, Head of Sustainability.

Additive manufacturing of medical devices and body parts opens up new opportunities for people in need. And for Sandvik. Meet R&D-manager Harald Kissel.

The heat is always on at his R&D-department, and it´s electric. Meet Dilip Chandrasekaran. 

Awarded leadership skills and clear views on how to reach more diversity in the engineering sector. Meet Nina Åxman. 

Listen to when the CTO of the year in Finland digs deep into the trends that will shape the future of mining. Meet Jani Vilenius.

She has solved production problems in different cultures around the world. Now she is head of one of the world´s most dynamic sales areas for Sandvik Coromant. Meet Elisabeth Lindstrom-Dupuy.

As a former employee in the Swedish Air Force, he is used to handling the unknowns. At Sandvik, Urban Åberg, use the same principle to excel within R&D.

She has a clear view on where she wants her Division to be in a couple of years and she has a clear view on what attributes a good leader must have. Meet Nadine Crauwels.

He is one of the newest employees at Sandvik and he can´t wait to get started with his new role. Meet Stefan Widing, new President and CEO of Sandvik.

She used to buy back used drills and carbide inserts in the Alps. Now she is heading the sustainability agenda at Sandvik and aims to reach our 2030 goals. Meet Ulrika Wedberg, Head of Sustainable Business at Sandvik.

He discovered 3D-printing when studying in Pune, India, and today he is one of the engineers taking this exciting technique to new hights at Additive Manufacturing in Sandviken. Meet Nikhil Dixit.

He is a gamer at heart, but it was the hydrogen cars that paved the way to Sandvik for this expert on sustainability. Meet Mats W Lundberg.

She used to be a Sandvik Employee hunting for talented summer workers. Now she wears the Sandvik colors on her hunt for gold medals. Meet Sara McManus.

She used to study the product catalogues from Sandvik Coromant at home in Bilbao. Now she develops new grades for future catalogues in Västberga. Meet R&D Engineer Irantzu Sacristan Perez.

How can the manufacturing industry take advantage of a new digital landscape in the best way? Listen to Petra Sundström, Head of Digital Business at Sandvik Crushing and Screening, and Pernilla Jonsson, Head of Ericsson Consumer & Industry Lab, discussing

Which materials will shape our future and why is steel so hard to compete with? Listen to Annika Borgenstam, Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology, discussing these questions and many other, together with Susanne Norgren, Group Expert on Material1

What competencies will be needed in the future for Sandvik to stay successful – and how to attract talents? Listen to Lisa Gunnarsson, Head of Nordics at LinkedIn, discussing this hot topic together with Johan Kerstell, Global Head of HR at Sandvik.

Sustainability is becoming more important for all companies but is it also a financial priority? In this episode of Meet Sandvik Tomas Eliasson, CFO at Sandvik, and Helena Stjernholm, CEO at Industrivärden, discusses that question.