KUGGTEKNIK COMPLEMENTS MIKROVERKTYG
Kuggteknik became part of the XANO Group in 2019. The collaboration with its sister company, Mikroverktyg, is creating the potential for a frequent exchange of expertise and mutual utilisation of both mechanical and personnel resources. In this way, the companies’ joint market offering covers the entire chain, from product development and preproduction series to volume production and the recycling of materials.
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PRECISION IN EVERY DETAIL
Kuggteknik manufactures transmission products and gears in recurring series. For example, the components are used in tools and various automation solutions The company’s customers are mainly found within the tool, mechanical and other technical industries. The acquisition of Kuggteknik means that the operations within the Precision Technology business unit are being supplemented with both additional technical expertise as well as access to new market segments. Positive synergies can be seen, above all alongside Mikroverktyg. Mikroverktyg’s strong market presence at an early stage of the assignment phase can generate cost-effective volume production at Kuggteknik at a later stage of the production cycle. This means that equipment and technology that is
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introduced in development components or new processes can then be effectively utilised in series manufacture. “The efficiency of Kuggteknik’s automated production will increase further, now that prototypes and small volumes can be produced at Mikroverktyg. In this way, we are utilising our respective core skills in the best possible manner,” states Kjell Wallin, CEO of Mikroverktyg and Kuggteknik. The manufacture of gears is a precision industry, with tolerances down to a few μm. This requires advanced machinery and a high level of knowledge. “Through the acquisition of Kuggteknik, we can get the best out of our joint skills and level of technology. This increases our own efficiency, as well as entailing major benefits for our customers,” says Kjell Wallin.
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ABOUT KUGGTEKNIK
Manufacture of gears and transmission products for tool and automation solutions. Automated and robotised production unit for high volume items in a stock-controlled production system. The company is located in Leksand, in the heart of the Swedish province of Dalarna.
ABOUT MIKROVERKTYG
Manufacture of tools, precision engineering and transmission products in small series, preproduction series and prototypes. Development, calculation and design assignments in the field of transmission. In the factory in Södertälje, the production process is governed by customer orders for components with a high degree of complexity. The company’s unit in Valskog deals with repeat items with fewer work procedures.