Despite a high robot density in Sweden, the country has very few suppliers who use a welding robot for small series. The Swedish supplier Höganäs Verkstad is an exception though. The company is in a unique position thanks to the introduction of a Valk Welding welding robot installation and the fact that they have a machining department under the same roof. Höganäs Verkstad is now able to deliver certified welding work for small series with a high and consistent welding quality. CEO Dag Richardsson: “We can now deliver certified welding work at a competitive price. This way, we hope to bring work which is now done abroad back to Sweden.”
Höganäs Verkstad acquired an order for the replacement of trusses for road signs above Swedish motorways, because the existing constructions no longer meet the latest EU guidelines. Dag Richardsson: We were one of the few companies able to deliver these trusses in accordance with EN-1090. In view of the large quantities and the large degree of variation involved, we immediately started looking into the use of a welding robot. At that time, we had absolutely no experience with welding robots and it's peripheral equipment, the product was quite complex for robot welding. Thanks to the possibilities they offer for offline programming and weld seam detection, we quickly turned to Valk Welding. A reference visit to Henjo, another Swedish supplier, together with Valk Welding’s sales representative was decisive for us."
