AB Sandvik Coromant Klas TübingerManager, Product Development Drilling and Boring Tools

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Content of presentation:» SANDVIK» AB Sandvik Coromant» Personal presentation » R&D in Sandviken» “The Coromant system”» Challenges within the system» Attractiveness on the labor market

Agenda

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SANDVIK

Tooling Materials TechnologyMining & Construction

� Employees: 47 000

� 86 Billion SEK

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Sandvik Coromant facts

� Employees: 8 000

� Representation in 130 countries

� 3 central distribution centers

� 20 Productivity Centers

� Application centers

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Klas TübingerPersonal presentation» Mechanical engineering, KTH (112p) » Engineer, Product development 1998-2004» Winner Sandvik Innovation Prize 2004» Specialist, Product Management 2004-2006» Manager, R&D Drilling and Boring Tools 2006-2008» Winner Haglundmedaljen 2008» Manager, Product Development Drilling and Boring Tools

Family» Ann-Sofie, Emma, Ronja, Pumba and Harri

Interest» Boating, Stockholm archipelago» Fjällen, Tärnaby

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Sandvik Coromant R&D Cutting ToolsSandviken

� Metal Cutting Research

� Application Development

� Product Development

� Global CAD/CAM system

� ~250 people

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Sandvik CoromantStrategy

� Develop high quality services & products

� Work closely with the customer – Market focus

”The Coromant system”

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Sandvik CoromantSteering documents

Business plan

Product Plan

Project Plan

Business objectives

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CoroPaklaunch

Customervalue

Customerneeds

Introduction & Sales Process

Development &Production

Process

ProductPortfolio

ManagementProcess

Knowledge Development Process

Sandvik CoromantProject model

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As the market is changing much faster, we need to be even better at converting seeds into plants, i.e. we need to have a solid and efficient process for handling needs and opportunities and make sure they get the proper attention in order to develop into customer value.

ProductPortfolio

ManagementProcess

Sandvik CoromantPPM-process

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Development &Production

ProcessSandvik CoromantProduct and Production Development

KDD

• Knowledge base beforeproduct project

• Cross functional teams

• Upload knowledge

• …

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Sandvik CoromantIntroduction and sales process

Introduction & Sales Process

Reduce time to reach peak sales

Product Development ProcessChallenges within Sandvik Coromant, my point of view

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Challenge no1 Prioritize projects

Extensions &Product care

Strategic projects

xx%

xx%

xx%

New concepts

Sandvik Coromant have hundreds projects running at any given time within our product development process

• How do we decide what projects we shall run?

• How do we prioritize projects?

• How do we check if it’s possible?

• How do we update the plan?

• What is the cost of an delay?

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Challenge no2 Getting the same goal

All personal that works within the process need the same goals

• How does the organisation breakdown the goals?

• How often are they updated?

C

CBMarketing &

BusinessCIIT

CAHuman

Resources

AssistantPR &

Communications

CPPricing &

Business Control

CTR&D

Cutting Tools

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Challenge no3 Cross functional teams

• Do I leave my “home” to be part of the project?

• What if I have 5 different projects ongoing at the same time?

Activity A

Activity B

Activity C

Activity D

“Relay race” Engineering

Knowledge Driven Design

B

C D

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Challenge no4 Diversity

The most innovative and best working groups are not with people that are all the same.

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Product development process Success factors

Success factors as I see them:

• Do the right projects

• Have the same goals within the process

• Have cross funtional teams with 100%comitted project members (time / emotional)

• Create diversity in the teams

Attractivness on the labor marketA R&D point of view

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Hireing people What is atttactive?

What is your view?

What is my view?

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The story of my childhood friend Joakim

� Drop out of school in 9’th grade� Poor reading skills� Poor mathematical skills� No business education� No book keeping knowledge

� Successful owner and CEO of a Stockholm based company

� Very good financial situation

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The story of my childhood friend Joakim

What did Joakim have?- How easy was it to get?- How expencive is it?

What didn’t Joakim have? - How easy was it to get?- How expencive is it?

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The new world Point of difference

In China between are 300 000 – 600 000 engineers graduated yearly.

- How skilled are they?- How easy are they to employ?- How expencive are their skills?

What is your point of difference?

How about India?

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Sandvik Coromant What is attractive within R&D?

Innovative capability

Who is more valuable, the one that comes with a problem or the one that comes with a solution?

Are you brave enough to take risks?

Are you able to think outside the toolbox?

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Sandvik Coromant What is attractive within R&D?

Leadership skills

Good leadership how important is that for successful company?

Can you be a good leader of a tech team without any technical background?

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Sandvik Coromant What is attractive within R&D

Mobility

Do you have the world as your playground?

Why is mobility so important?

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Sandvik Coromant R&D team

Do you learn / get the skills to be part of a R&D team at your university?

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