Komatsu - Tue August 24, 2021
Production Starts at Komatsu's New Factory in Northern Sweden
Forest machine production will soon begin at Komatsu Forest's newly built factory outside Umeå in northern Sweden. Here, assembly will take place on a single production line, around which the flows of both materials and people are optimized and automated to ensure high product quality and a high level of customer service....
Engcon - Wed February 05, 2020
Engcon Celebrates 30 Years
Engcon — Engström Construction — turns 30 this year. It all began in Stig Engström's garage in the village of Lidsjöberg, 55 miles northwest of Strömsund in northern SwedenWhen Engström first saw an excavator quick coupler that was able to tilt and rotate, he realized immediately that the product would change the world of excavation....
Volvo - Mon March 11, 2019
Remote-Controlled Wheel Loaders to Be Tested When Volvo CE Receives Sweden's First 5G Network for Industry
Telia, Ericsson and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have launched Sweden's first 5G network for industrial use at Volvo CE's facility in Eskilstuna. Volvo CE will then become one of the first in the world to use 5G technology to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions....
Rototilt - Thu January 17, 2019
Increased Tiltrotator Sales, Predicted Growth Behind Rototilt Factory Expansion
With another year of busy growth for Rototilt Group, with increased sales and continued growth on the export markets, Rototilt foresees continued success and is expanding its factory in Sweden. "With the tremendous growth we are seeing in North America along with other emerging markets it is great to see the expanded factory investment commitment to meet the growing global demand for Rototilt tiltrotators," said Gerry Mallory, general manager Rototilt Inc....
Volvo - Wed November 21, 2018
Carbon Emissions Reduced by 98 Percent at Volvo, Skanska Electric Site
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and its customer Skanska have been testing the viability of the Electric Site research project over a 10-week span at Skanska's Vikan Kross quarry, near Gothenburg, Sweden....
Volvo - Tue September 04, 2018
Volvo CE Inaugurates New Headquarters
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has moved into its new headquarters on the same site as other Volvo business areas at Campus Lundby in Gothenburg, Sweden. To mark the move, an inauguration ceremony was held on Sept....
Volvo - Thu August 30, 2018
Testing Begins at World's First 'Emission-Free' Quarry
Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska recently began testing the viability of its Electric Site concept. The system, which incorporates electric and autonomous Volvo machines, will run in a real production environment for 10 weeks – delivering an anticipated 95 percent reduction in carbon emissions and 25 percent reduction in total cost of operations....
Metso - Mon July 02, 2018
Metso Closes Its Acquisition of P.J. Jonsson och Söner in Sweden
Metso has successfully completed its acquisition of the Swedish mobile crushing and screening solution provider P.J. Jonsson och Söner. The agreement regarding the acquisition was announced in April 2018....
Jens Karrman - Wed December 13, 2017
Moving the City: A New Dawn for Kiruna
Every night, just over an hour after midnight, a rumbling arises from the ground under Kiruna. Most people living here are so used to the sound that they don't even react. LKAB's nightly explosions are a part of the everyday life of this city, located 145 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle....
Tue December 05, 2017
Volvo CE Presents Second Episode of 'The Megaproject Listing': Moving the City of Kiruna
'Moving a City' tells the story of Kiruna's historic move and its challenges. Sweden's northernmost city was founded more than 100 years ago because of the rich iron ore deposits in the ground....
