Sandvik Coromant is a Swedish company that supplies cutting tools and services to the metal cutting industry.
21-538: Sandvik Coromant is headquartered in Sandviken, Sweden and is represented in more than 150 countries with about 8000 employees worldwide. It is part of the business area Sandvik Machining Solutions within the global industrial group Sandvik . Sandvik Coromant produced an extensive range of metal-cutting tools: 1942: The company began as a production unit for cemented carbide tools in Sandviken, Sweden, when Wilhelm Haglund
42-455: A uniform, tightly packed, thermal-protected coating for new levels of hardness: Inveio coating technology is introduced. 2016: CoroPlus makes its debut, used in the design, planning, monitoring of machining performance and the optimization of machining processes. 2017: PrimeTurning is introduced, a new methodology enabling turning in all directions. 2019: The production unit in Gimo, Sweden ,
63-412: A venue of the 1958 FIFA World Cup , making Sandviken the northernmost city to host the tournament. Sandviken is the birthplace of footballer Kim Källström and alpine ski racer Sara Hector . There are multiple buses running in Sandviken, the main ones being the 11 ( Säljan ), 13 ( Vallhov-Norrsätra ) and 14 ( Björksätra ). The buses, with the exception of 11, run on a half-hourly traffic schedule on
84-452: Is assigned the job as manager of the unit. However, in 1951, new innovations and manufacturing methods lead to the establishment of a more industrialized unit in Gimo, Sweden . 1957: Scrapers become the first product with mechanically clamped “indexable inserts” or “throw-away inserts”. The birth of the T-Max holder and the use of indexable inserts. 1969: Heat-resistant Gamma Coating, or GC,
105-634: Is currently home to the largest Mandaean community in Europe. The first Mandaeans came to Sweden in the 1970s, including the al-Khafaji family who owned a goldsmithing business on Kungsgatan in Stockholm. The first Mandaean religious worship took place in 1997 when a tarmida (Mandaean priest) from the Netherlands was visiting. Following the Iraq War , there was an influx of refugees from Iraq. As of 2018, there
126-430: Is introduced as a grade. 1972: The Multi-Service marketing campaign is created, and the yellow coat becomes an important symbol. Tool-pool, machine-adapted tool recommendations and mini-catalogs are made available. 1990: Coromant Capto, aka CC, a single holding system for both rotating and stationary spindles, is introduced. Coromant Capto (Latin for “I am gripping”) is an established system and an ISO standard around
147-528: Is officially announced as a "lighthouse" by World Economic Forum as a role model in industry 4.0 . Sandvik Coromant employs 500 researchers working at research and development centers around the globe. In total, some 60 research and testing facilities work in close cooperation with machine tool manufacturers, machining tool agents, and customers across a wide range of industries. Training Among its e-learning courses, Sandvik Coromant offers Metalcutting Technology Training; some 35,000 users are registered for
168-403: Is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 1.5 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, around an hour. Sandviken is the home town of the major high-technology Swedish engineering concern Sandvik and the main office of the company was located in Sandviken until January 2012 when it
189-562: The 2023 Women World Curling Championship , being the first Swedish city to host it since Gävle in 2004. Sandviken was founded in 1862 in connection with the construction of the Sandvik AB ironworks. In 1900, Sandviken was one of Sweden's three largest ironworks, and had around 2,000 employees. Sandvikens AIK have become Swedish bandy champions several times. From the season 2009-10, they play indoors in Göransson Arena . This arena
210-815: The aerospace industry. Sandvik Coromant has also partnered with the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing as one of its originating industry members, as well as the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology in the United States and the Manufacturing Technology Center in the UK. Sandviken, Sweden Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County , Sweden with 26,438 inhabitants in 2023. It
231-524: The attractive old, carefully restored industrial villages in Gysinge and Högbo Bruk with their forges and smithies, handicraft, manor houses and possibilities they offer for outdoor recreation. During the winter months the downhill skiing facilities and the Snowpark at Kungsberget attract many visitors. Sweden's first Mandaean place of worship, or mandi , was consecrated in Sandviken in 2003. Sandviken hosted
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#1732852441460252-1044: The mandi would be moved to Södertälje , where more Mandaeans reside, and that the building would be sold. On September 15, 2018, Sweden's largest and first purpose-built mandi , Beth Manda Yardna, was consecrated in Dalby , Scania, Sweden. The Mandeiska Sabeiska Samfundet (Mandaean Sabian Society) is the main organization overseeing the Mandaean community in Sweden. In 2003, the Mandeiska Sabeiska Samfundet built Europe's first mandi in Sandviken . It has also built Mandaean cemeteries in Tyresö and in Södertälje . Most Mandaeans in Sweden are from Iraq, with very few Iranian Mandaeans living in Sweden. Most Mandaeans in Sweden live in Scania in
273-593: The program. Education Sandvik Coromant collaborates with numerous educational institutions and organizations worldwide. Partnerships Sandvik Coromant is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in the UK, working with the centre's partners: Boeing , Rolls-Royce and the University of Sheffield . The AMRC shares research and support in areas of assembly, composite materials, structural testing, and advanced machining for
294-837: The smaller village of Högbo. The city extends to the south along Route 272 until it meets Storsjön , where the road creates a causeway across the lake. Sandviken airport, although closer to the town of Valbo , serves the air travel needs for Sandviken, as well nearby Gävle . Mandaeans in Sweden Sweden is home to one of the largest communities of the Mandaean ethnoreligious group , numbering between 10,000-20,000 people (2019). By comparison, there are now only about 3,000 Mandaeans in Iraq . Several thousand Swedish Mandaeans were granted asylum status as refugees from persecution in Iraq and Syria. Sweden
315-710: The south of the country, and in the Stockholm region, with a growing population of about 1,500 people in Södertälje . According to Tarmida Qais Edan, as of 2018, there are over 3,000 Mandaeans in southern Sweden, including approximately 1,200–1,300 in Malmö and 900 in Lund . Historical census estimates of the Mandaean population in Sweden based on data from the SST and the Mandeiska Samfundet: In contrast, Sedrati (2018) estimates that
336-476: The weekdays, and on an hourly traffic schedule during holidays and weekends. Bus 11 always runs on an hourly traffic schedule. Sandviken used to be connected to Gävle via Route 80 ( riksväg 80 ), but has since been replaced with the European route E16 . Route 68 ( riksväg 68 ) connects Sandviken with the city of Örebro and Gävle, and Route 272 ( länsväg 272 ), colloquially known as "Högbovägen", connects Sandviken to
357-416: The world. 1997: Sandvik Coromant offers to repurchase used cemented carbide inserts for recycling. 2008: Sandvik Coromant acquires Norwegian anti-vibration tool developer Teeness. The unique Silent Tools damping adaptors allow for increased cutting parameters and a more secure process. 2013: Sandvik Coromant researchers discover the possibility to control coating crystals at an atomic level to create
378-523: Was a total of 8 tarmidas living in Sweden under the leadership of 2 genzibras (bishop or high priest), up from a total of 8 Mandaean priests in 2015. Some of the ganzibras are Salwan Alkhamas (from Basra ) and Walid Abdul Razzak. Other priests include Tarmida Qais Edan and Ganzibra Salam Ghaiad. Qais Edan, originally from Baghdad with parents originating from Amarah , left Iraq in 2000. He moved to Jordan, then to Germany and on to Sweden. Sweden's first Mandaean place of worship, or mandi ,
399-658: Was consecrated in Sandviken in 2003. Södertälje also has a mandi. Rishama Salwan Alkhamas (also known as Salwan Shakir Khamas), based at the Södertälje mandi, is the Rishama of the Mandaean community in Sweden and Finland. In 2015, the Mandeiska Församlingen i Örebro (Mandaean Congregation of Örebro ) purchased a Christian church building in Hallsberg and converted it into a mandi. However, in 2021, they announced that
420-434: Was moved to Stockholm. Sandviken is home to a number of cultural activities: Kulturskolan means "the culture school" (extramural music, dance and drama training), Sandviken Big Band, Sandviken Symphonic Orchestra and many musicians in the region. Sandvikens Art Gallery shows throughout the year various interesting exhibitions. Amongst the many popular tourist attractions in the municipality, the following merit special mention:
441-552: Was the Division A venue for the 2017 Bandy World Championship . Sandviken also hosts the World Cup , in which the home team in 2017 won for the first time on home ice (and the first time at all ever since 2002). Football clubs located in Sandviken are Sandvikens IF who play in Division 1 Norra and Sandvikens AIK FK who play in Division 3 Södra Norrland. Their Jernvallen stadium was
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