Sandvik Turku plant in Finland, that produces underground mining loaders and trucks, has recently rolled out its 9,000th machine, Sandvik TH663 dump truck. This specific machine is destined to be delivered to Australian Mining contractor Byrnecut.
It was a great moment of pride for the Turku plant to roll out its 9,000th machine at the event that gathered employees, customers and suppliers. Official celebrations were spread across the day and included the machine roll-out ceremony directly to representatives from the customer Byrnecut. âBy all accounts, it was a great event and good experience. I am touched by Sandvik’s commitment and how passionate the employees are about their work,â? said Pat Boniwell, Managing Director of Australian Byrnecut.
Lars Engström, President of Business Area Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, was also present at the occasion. He sees the achievement as a statement of Sandvikâs production capability, market-leading performance and product reliability. He also stressed the role of the factory in Finland: âThe Turku factory is playing an important part for Sandvik Mining and Rock Technologyâs global competence and production network, by building high-performing loaders and trucks for a global market and thus contributing to the success of Sandvik.â?
