Author Archives: Linda Andersson

The story of Ankarsrum (part 5) – the development in the late 20th century

In the middle of the 20th century, enamelled cast iron bathtubs were produced at “Bruket” in Ankarsrum among other home appliances products. The production capacity however was limited to only four units per day. Staff members from Ankarsrum were sent to Germany to learn from incumbent companies how to produce more efficiently and the production […]

Meet Hanna

You have been with us for 6 months on a temporary employment, and now get a permanent employment, how does it feel? Answer:  Great fun, nice to have the security of getting a job and a steady income.   Many of us have several tasks and so do you, what are your main tasks? Answer: […]

Motor controller

Being able to implement customer wishes quickly is one of our main strengths. We now improve our flexibility even further by introducing a new motor controller. The controller has a modular design and is easily adaptable to diverse requirements. This increased flexibility also allows us to react well to availability changes of electronic components. So […]

Production line on the way

Simon Danielsson and Carl Sigfridsson visiting our friends at BBS Winding S.r.l. in Italy to review the progress our newest rotor line. The line will be fully operational in Ankarsrum in November and will give us 200 rotors per hour while at the same time considerably reduce our global footprint.

Waste management

Hello Simon, you’ve been working with the next step of our recycling program. What are we seeing in front of us? These are our new sorting stations which we have put out in all of our coffee rooms. The intent is to sort and recycle all of our staff related waste just as we do […]

PM42LS

As a leading supplier of electric motors for use in wire feeders in the premium segment, we can look back on a long history and an excellent product portfolio. For some time now, we have been noticing a growing demand for a motor that can also be used in the entry-level segment of welding equipment. […]

The story of Ankarsrum (part 4)- what happened in the beginning of 20th century….

At the binning of the 20th century, Sven Spånberg took over “Bruket” as managing director and the largest shareholder. He took office in the middle of a general strike with a subsequent lockout in 1909. It would take many years before the relationship between the union and the management thawed and eventually got back on […]