News & Events
| Meet us at the Maintenance Trade Show in Oulu, Finland | |
| 2010-03-09 Keycast exhibits at the maintenance trade show in Oulu 19-20th of May 2010. You can find us in both no 718 in the Ouluhalli. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/yawbz3o ... 
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| Hannover trade show 19th-23rd of April | |
| 2010-02-26 Keycast will exhibit at the industrial supply trade show in Hannover this year. You can find us in hall 3 booth D46. Contact Kjell Karlsson (kjell.karlsson@keycast.se) or Wilhelm Augustin (wilhelm.augustin@keycast.de) for tickets. Read more at www.hannovermesse.de.  ...
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| New sales manager middle Europe | |
| 2010-02-23 I am pleased to announce that Wilhelm Augustin will join Keycast from the first of March 2010 in the position of sales manager middle Europe. Mr Augustin has been with a well known Swedish steel company for several years and he is experienced in B2B sales of high quality steels in advanced applications. Please join me and welcoming Mr Augustin to Keycast. ...
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| ELMIA Subcontractor 2009 | |
| 2009-09-25 Meet us at the ELMIA subcontractor trade show 10-13th of November. You can find us in booth B01:20. Read more about ELMIA Subcontractor at http://www.elmia.se/subcontractor. Contact Per Lindros (per.lindros@keycast.se) for a meeting or a free entry card. ...
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| LDX 2101® Lean Duplex Stainless Steel | |
| 2009-09-24 Keycast can now offer LDX 2101® in casted and machined components. LDX has better corrosion properties than 304 and in some cases as good as 316 stainless steel. Mechanical properties and wear properties are better than 316 due to the duplex microstructure. LDX is competitive in pulp, pumps and valves applications. Contact sales manager Heikki Siira (heikki.siira@keycast.fi) for request for quotation and more information. "Sold under license from Outokumpu Group. LDX 2101® is registered trademark of Outokumpu Group. Outokumpu Group's patent. All rights reserved." ...
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| Keycast exhibits at Alihankinta 2009 subcontractor trade show | |
| 2009-08-11 Keycast will be at the Alihankinta 2009 subcontractor trade show in Tampere on the 8th to 10th of September. You can find us in booth A131 in the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, Ilmailunkatu 20, Tampere. Contact Sales Manager Heikki Siira Heikki.siira@keycast.fi for tickets and a meeting. ...
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| The successful acquisition of Mekoteknik is crowned with the new name, Keycast Meko AB | |
| 2008-11-21 - This step is important for Meko, says General Manager Nicholas Ståhl and continues. With the new name we carry on our proud company past and at the same time we integrate the Keycast profile for the future. It is a good name and we hope to benefit in terms of growth in the market of machining steel casting together with our sister companies in Raahe, Ljungby and Kohlswa. ...
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| Keycast Raahe receives Green Card certificate | |
| 2008-09-19 Keycast OY Raahe meets the capability and maturity level to produce the quality required by ABB, Andritz, KONE, Metso and Rolls Royce. The green card certificate is recognized by Technology Industries of Finland for appropriate care of quality, the environment and work safety. The certificate is valid until August 28nd 2009. ...
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| Installation complete in Kohlswa | |
 | 2008-08-21 Plant manager Harri Bahrman "I would like to thank the project team for excellent work. We kept to both the time schedule and budget. In ABP we have a supplier that is committed to serving us not only with the hardware and installation but most importantly with a dedicated aftermarket service ensuring minimal down time as well as good performance in the future." "The commissioning of the two new ABP induction furnaces went according to plan. ABP and other contractors did a great job and delivered what was agreed," says project manager Bosse Haldin and continues: "We made the first melt on the 2nd of August and full production run one week later after gradually increasing the o ...
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| Meet us at ELMIA Subcontractor 2008, 11th-14th of November | |
 | 2008-08-06 The trade show Elmia Subcontractor is just around the corner on the 11th-14th of November in Jönköping, Sweden. Elmia is Sweden's largest subcontractor trade fair and Keycast AB will, as usual have a stand in the hall B (see picture) where you can meet representatives from all three Keycast foundries and from Mekoteknik, which from now on is part of the Keycast group. You can find all the information about the fair at: http://www.elmia.se/en/subcontractor/ If you would like to book a personal meeting with one of our representatives during the trade fair please contact Lotta Nedar by e-mail:
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| Keycast has acquired Mekoteknik AB | |
| 2008-07-17 Keycast has acquired Mekoteknik AB, which is a company specialized in the machining of steel components. The company is located in Halmstad, Sweden. Mekoteknik’s annual turnover is approx. 80 MSEK and the company has 40 employees, who will all continue their employment contracts. Keycast is an industrial company group specialized in steel cast components. The group is owned by the private equity firm Riverside and the group's management. The acquisition of Mekoteknik fits in well with Keycast's strategy to expand the value add chain within a key business area. » Press Release (The Riversid ...
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| Keycast exhibits at Alihankinta 2008 | |
| 2008-05-19 Meet us in Tampere on the 17th-19th of September at the annual subcontractor trade show. We will have A131 (the same as last year) in the Tampere Exhibition and Sport Centre, Ilmailunkatu 20, Tampere. Contact Sales Manager Heikki Siira for an invitation, book a meeting and/or request free tickets. ...
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| New General Manager in Keycast Raahe | |
| 2008-04-24 Timo Kronqvist, born in 1965, joined Keycast on the 24th of April. Timo has taken up the position of General Manager and reports to CEO Simo Jutila. Timo holds a Master's degree both in engineering as well as in business administration (eMBA). Timo joins Keycast after a long career at Ruukki, where he left the position of Purchasing Manager, Ruukki Production. He was previously employed as Plant Manager at Pulkkila Works as well as Product Manager in the sales organization. Timo is fluent in English and Swedish and is a native speaker of Finnish. "Please join me in wishing Timo Kronqvist a successful career at Keycast." says Simo Jutila and continues "We have an opportune mome ...
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| Keycast Ljungby invest in new air compressors | |
 | 2008-04-05 Keycast Ljungby have the new air compressors on line. "We selected oil injected rotary screw compressors from Atlas Copco," says Production Manger Magnus Andersson. "The installation consists of one 75 kW and one 55 kW compressor. This configuration will allow us to cover the basic need with one unit and peak-shave with the second and hence save up to 35% in energy costs. The pressure control and humidity level is much better with the new compressors giving us enhanced performance in the green sand moulding machine." ...
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| Keycast Ljungby commissioning new filter | |
 | 2008-03-28 Keycast has installed a new fabric bag filter in the Ljungby steel foundry. The new filter has substantially improved the emissions of fine dust and particles. The supplier Dantherm Filtration guarantres that the filtration levels comply with the new 2010 European regulations. The capacity is 50,000 m3/h. ...
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| Keycast Raahe strengthens the design department | |
| 2008-03-25 Mikko Raumala, born in 1969, has joined Keycast Raahe team. Before Keycast, Mikko worked as a R&D engineer in wireless telecommunication in charge of RF -filters. "Mikko Raumala is a welcome addition to our design department," says Managing Director and Acting Plant Manager Simo Jutila and continues "With Mikko onboard we will reduce the time to market and improve our service level for our existing and our new customers. Mikko will work with casting design, liquid flow and solidification simulations and contribute in the production parts approval process." ...
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| Keycast Kohlswa installs new turning machine | |
 | 2008-03-06 The refurbished and customized SMT 500 turning machine is now in production. The 60 kW machine features 36 tools and accepts work pieces with a diameter of 800 mm. The control system is SMT 4100. "The new turning machine is very stable and it will be utilized for rough machining of heavy off-road components," says machine shop manager Per-Arne Brostöm and continues: "This new addition will give us increased capacity and enable us to meet customer demands and maintain high delivery precision." ...
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| Keycast improves the machining capacity in the Kohlswa foundry | |
 | 2008-02-05 Keycast Kohlswa strengthens in-house machining capacity with a 4-axis horizontal milling machine. The second hand and refurbished SAJO HMC 800 is equipped with 5 pallet stations and has 147 tool change positions. - "The milling machine is a welcome addition and it will enable us to meet increasing demand in the heavy vehicle customer segment. The new machine will allow us to utilize other machines in better way, reduce set-up time and hence improve the over all productivity," says Machine Shop Manager Per-Arne Broström. ...
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| Keycast installs new melting furnaces in the Kohlswa steel foundry | |
 | 2008-01-29 Keycast has ordered two new 3 ton melting furnaces. The new induction furnaces will more than double the existing melting capacity to 6,000 tons per year. The power of 1700 kW at 1000 Hz can be flexibly directed to both furnaces. The commissioning is being carried out by the furnace supplier ABP supported by local companies. The first production melt is scheduled for the 4th of August 2008. The new melting furnaces will give us the means to meet increasing customer demands and strengthen Keycast's position in the business area of shell moulded steel castings for heavy vehicles. The installation will be carried out during the summer maintenance stop and hence will not affect th ...
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| Swedish television interviews workers at the Keycast Ljungby steel foundry | |
| 2008-01-10 Link to interview (Swedish language only). ...
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| Riverside invests in European steel casting manufacturer | |
| 2007-08-16 Riverside invests in European steel casting manufacturer The private equity firm underscores commitment to the Nordic Market with growth in the Stockholm presence (16th of August 2007) | The Riverside Company, the largest private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has acquired the Nordic manufacturer Keycast and its subsidiaries. Keycast is northern Europe's foremost producer of cast steel components for leading original equipment manufacturers in the mobile equipment, energy and process industries. The company's management team will join Riverside in the transaction, reinvesting in the company and maintaining operational involvement.
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