Employees of Sandvik Machining Solutions awarded Wilhelm Haglund Medal 2013
Coworkers Silvia Dahlund, Jenni Zackrisson and Sakari Ruppi from Seco Tools, which is part of the Sandvik Machining Solutions business area, have been awarded the Wilhelm Haglund Medal for their development of a new generation of oxide-coated inserts. The accolade of Product Developer of the Year within the Group for 2013 was presented at Sandvik’s Annual General Meeting on 25 April in Sandviken. Cemented-carbide inserts are the most important type of tool used for metal cutting and thus crucial to Sandvik’s customer offering in the area. The new grade of insert, featuring significantly