Meet Sandvik

Within the Digital Mining Technologies division, Sandvik brings together offerings in areas such as automation, mine planning, and collision avoidance. Elen Toodu’s task is to tie the different pieces together so that they contribute to creating the mine of the future.

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.

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. Meet Boel Schylander, Sustainability Manager.

Sustainability and working with reducing CO 2 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.

Meet Anders Åkesson and Jörgen Petersson, Winners of the Sandvik Sustainability Award 2021. They explain how a cost savings program was transferred into the world’s most sustainable manganese foundry.

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 then was passed on for generations.

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

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.

Awarded leadership skills and with clear views on how to reach more diversity in the engineering sector. Meet Nina Åxman, Head of Global Operations.

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

Elisabeth Lindstrom-Dupuy 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.

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

Nadine Crauwels, President Sandvik Machining Solutions, has a clear view on where she wants her Division to be in a couple of years and she knows what attributes a good leader must have.

Stefan Widing 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.

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