Technology serves people. Always.

“We needed trust, not just a tool.”

At Hägglunds, a Bosch Rexroth brand, cam ring drilling in bearing steel had long been a battle. The material is unforgiving, and the stakes are high — one bad hole can jeopardize a whole component. For Andreas Branthsson, Production Engineering Manager, the real problem wasn’t speed. It was trust.

“Our old tool just wasn’t durable or reliable enough. We didn’t trust it to deliver and couldn’t leave the machine unattended like we wanted to,” he recalls.

The solution came through collaboration. Working side by side with Mikael Carlsson, Product Application Specialist at Sandvik Coromant, Hägglunds adopted the CoroDrill® DE10, an exchangeable-tip drill designed not just for toughness but for consistency. After extensive testing, the drill proved itself. Operators could walk away from the machine knowing the next part would match the last. 

“What makes this drill stand out is the repeatable hole quality,” says Carlsson. “We drilled thousands of holes in testing, and the consistency was there, hole after hole.”

Productivity rose 18 percent — but more importantly, confidence returned to the shop floor.

Production engineers on the shop floor at Häggunds.

“Fractions of a hair aren’t good enough.”

That same pursuit of trust shapes the way Sandvik Coromant develops tools. As Nils Wik, R&D Engineer, and Senior R&D Professionals André Svensson and Fritz Alum Yah put it during the CoroDrill® DE10 project: “Even fractions of a hair that could be wrong is not good enough. This idea is what’s going to define the future.”

For CoroDrill® DE10, the development team ran thousands of simulations before cutting the first chip, using digital twins to tweak the design virtually and refine it until only the most durable design concept remained. The result was a patented clamping interface and a geometry that delivers repeatable, reliable holes every single time.

Technology, yes. But more than that, it’s the mindset of people who push themselves to build a product that can be relied on.

From left to right: André Svensson, Fritz Alum Yah, and Nils Wik at the Sandvik Coromant Center in Sandviken, Sweden.

Milling without doubt

The same principle drives the CoroMill® MS20 shoulder milling cutter, created to make shoulder milling less of a gamble. True 90-degree shoulders, predictable wear, and fewer tool changes — it all adds up to one thing: less uncertainty for the operator.

Instead of juggling multiple cutters or worrying about sudden insert failure, teams can focus on the work itself. CoroMill® MS20 simplifies the workflow, reduces inventory headaches, and gives machinists the stability to plan, not just react.

People first, technology second

The tools matter. But they matter most when they free people (operators, engineers, managers) to do their best work. That’s what embracing new technology really means in manufacturing wellness. Not chasing the latest release for its own sake, but adopting solutions that make life simpler, safer, and more rewarding for the people behind the machines.

Because in the end, the greatest outcome isn’t just thousands of perfect holes or flawless shoulders. It’s the human certainty that tomorrow’s shift will be just as good as today’s.

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