BAE Systems Hägglunds Appoints Element Materials Technology As Testing Partner
One of the world’s leading manufacturers of combat vehicles and tracked all-terrain vehicles to use Element’s materials testing expertise.
20 February, London, UK: Element Materials Technology (“Element”), one of the world’s leading providers of materials testing services, has signed a new agreement with defence company, BAE Systems Hägglunds, one of the world’s most successful manufacturers of combat vehicles and tracked all-terrain vehicles.
With this agreement, Element’s Swedish operations in Linköping will provide a range of materials testing services to BAE Systems Hägglunds who manufacture the Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90), and the Bandvagn 410 (BvS10), which are both used by the Swedish Armed Forces as well as other major defence forces outside of Sweden.
Viktor Runius, Defence Director at Element Sweden, commented: “The decision by BAE Systems Hägglunds to appoint Element is testament to our deep expertise in supporting the defence sector. To be able to partner with one of the world’s leading defence companies, whose order books extend over 10 years, is something to be proud of and we are very much looking forward to supporting them.”
Element’s Swedish operations also provide testing services to several other major defence players including Saab AB, the Swedish Armed Forces, and the Swedish Defence Material Administration.
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About Element Materials Technology
Element is one of the world’s leading providers of laboratory-based testing services. We support 50,000+ customers operating in some of the world’s most technical and highly regulated industries where failure in use of their products, materials and technologies is not an option. Headquartered in London, UK, Element’s 8,500+ scientists, engineers, and technologists, work across a global network of 270+ laboratories, and support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production ensuring their products are safe and sustainable and achieve market access.
Element’s operations in Sweden consist of Element Metech AB (metrology and calibration) and Element Materials Technology AB (materials engineering and testing). Element Sweden’s headquarters and largest laboratory are located in Linköping.
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About BAE Systems Hägglunds
BAE Systems Hägglunds is a Swedish defence company headquartered in Örnsköldsvik, and since 2004, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British defence group BAE Systems. BAE Systems Hägglunds focuses on the design, manufacture, integration and support of a wide range of military vehicles for customers worldwide. The company has more than 2,000 dedicated employees who develop and produce its world-leading combat vehicles and tracked vehicles in Örnsköldsvik. It works closely with partners in many countries from its base in northern Sweden.
BAE Systems Hägglunds’ product portfolio includes: CV90 - an infantry fighting vehicle selected to date by 10 nations. BvS10 - a highly versatile all-terrain vehicle with more than 13,000 vehicles sold to over 40 countries in 50 variants, and the ultra-flexible Beowulf, with its spacious crew compartment, high payload capacity and flexibility in variant selection. www.baesystems.com
For press inquiries, please contact:
Viktor Runius, Defence Director, Element Materials Technology
viktor.runius@element.com
Tel. +46 (0) 72 391 6374
Ella Andersson, Marketing Manager Metrology & Calibration, Element Metech
ella.andersson@element.com
Tel. +46 (0)72 391 6298