Sandvik, a developer and manufacturer of products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys, with locations throughout the Americas, has established a global rock drill competence and development center at its site in Tampere, Finland.
The new center will drive the development for rock drills used in underground and surface drilling applications. The innovation center will bundle the rock drill technology development capabilities from across the company, as well as the current and future production technologies and customers. The focus is on making step-change on research, development and engineering capabilities.