Important contacts with future engineers

During a study visit at Lesjöfors Industrial Springs in Herrljunga in mid-November, about 20 students could learn more about spring design at a lecture held by product specialist Mattias Hartvigsson. The students, who study to become mechanical engineers at the University of Borås, also learnt more about Lesjöfors technical expertise in the whole function of a component, not only the spring function. The students also had the opportunity to experience the manufacturing process.

Satisfied students
The University of Borås see great value in partnerships of various kinds with the industrial life. It can take different forms, such as project work, thesis work, guest lectures and study visits. Students and teachers were very content after the study visit at Lesjöfors.
- To hear experts talking about their areas provides great energy and enthusiasm to their studies. We all - students and teachers - were very pleased with the day. I am confident that through this visit, Lesjöfors lived up to the students´ expectations as a strong and highly skilled spring supplier, said Andrea Ehn, Lecturer and Head of the Machine Elements course at the University of Borås.

Long-term strategy to meet students
Lesjöfors has long established partnerships with several universities in Sweden. One of them is the project Chalmers Formula Student, where Lesjöfors sponsor the construction of prototype racing cars. Other collaborations are with the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm and the University of Karlstad.
- We are very positive to partnerships with universities and colleges. These are exchanges that all parties benefit from. We build relationships for the future and can show prospective customers our wide area of knowledge, and at the same time hopefully be spoken about as a potential and attractive future employer. Students have the opportunity to translate theory into reality, says Niklas Pettersson, Sales Manager at Lesjöfors Industrial Springs in Herrljunga.