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  • Collaborating on product development brings benefits on all levels. From left: Mikael Hegardt, Svep Design Center AB and Carl-Fredrik Emilsson, Jelmtech Produktutveckling AB.

    Collaboration boosts product development

    When a new product is created nowadays, it virtually always contains some kind of electronics or intelligence. Jelmtech and Svep Design Center of Skåne are working together to actualise customer projects in a wide range of industries.

  • Dr. Sascha Peters shows a unique wood material, where microscopic structures cause the material to shine almost of itself.

    Future materials take inspiration from nature

    Fish scales, orange peel, banana plants. The materials of the future can be found in the most unexpected places in nature. You will find these globally unique materials – along with many innovative designs – at Subcontractor InnoDex.

  • New entrance and trail - Elmia Wood

    New entrance and trail - Elmia Wood

    For Elmia Wood, May 18-21 2021, we are making the site very easily accessible, with shorter and denser trails. It will be a new design on entrance and new trail that gives direct access to Forestry Machines.
    Focus areas
    The fair will be themed and visitors will easily find their specific areas of interest.
    Some of the dedicated areas will be Load & Transport, Bioenergy, Forestry M

  • Active customer contact before, during and after the fair is key. Lesjöfors prepares the customer meeting a full year before Elmia Subcontractor, says Exhibition Coordinator Henrik Berner.

    The life-saving spring in airbag bicycle helmets

    The airbag bicycle helmet is worn like a collar and deploys in 0.1 seconds, providing superior protection against head injuries. The third generation of Hövding is now here – fitted with wire detail and a leaf spring from Lesjöfors.

  • Leax see business opportunities with Subcontractor Connect

    Leax see business opportunities with Subcontractor Connect

    Are you looking for a supplier? Or a company to supply to? Then Subcontractor Connect is the arena for you. “Rather than having to browse through a fair guide, Elmia now offers new business opportunities on the actual exhibition floor,” says Lars Gustafsson, Senior Commodity Manager at Leax Group.

  • Historic landmark as VW Group forges new path

    Historic landmark as VW Group forges new path

    The Volkswagen Group is on the brink of its biggest transformation to date, as it switches to making electric cars exclusively. “We’re moving into a tremendously exciting time,” says Sten Forsberg, Head of VW Cars in Sweden. He is at Elmia Subcontractor to talk about the revolutionary decision and what it will mean for production.

  • It’s take off time for the aerospace sector at Elmia Subcontractor

    It’s take off time for the aerospace sector at Elmia Subcontractor

    The aviation and space flight industry is growing both in Sweden and globally. Within the next 20 years it is predicted that some 20,000 new airplanes will be built around the world, and the space flight industry is growing with new services for communication, positioning and Earth observation. This development brings with it new business opportunities for Swedish suppliers.

  • Sustainable materials and 3D move into vehicle production

    Sustainable materials and 3D move into vehicle production

    Sustainable materials and 3D printing are now becoming a significant presence in vehicle manufacturers’ production chains. It is a transformation that has barely begun, says German innovation guru Dr Sascha Peters.

  • Matched meetings gave results and encourage a return visit

    Matched meetings gave results and encourage a return visit

    Reliable and fast with high quality. Swedish suppliers are popular among European purchasers, who find what they’re looking for at matched business meetings at Subcontractor Connect. That’s the conclusion of Atis Bogdans, procurement manager at the Latvian company Ceram Optec, who found three new suppliers at Elmia Subcontractor 2017.

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