News from Underhåll
5 September / 2025
A smart solution for the future: maintenance simplified with steel water reservoirs
Maintenance becomes both easier and cheaper. The investment cost is significantly lower, while the problem of water leakage disappears.
“We only see advantages,” says Lars Ålander, the driving force behind the innovative investment in steel-built water cisterns in Uddevalla.
At Underhållsmässan, the Swedish Maintenance Fair which takes place 10–13 March 2026 a...
Last year, SCA inaugurated the world’s largest paper manufacturing machine, with a clear strategy for increased productivity:
- We are building the factory of the future – where maintenance plays a central role, says Emmelie Konradsson, Maintenance Manager at SCA Obbola, who participated in Maintenance Strategy Conference 2025.
The Maintenance Strategy Conference t...
15 April / 2025
“We can contribute to sustainability directly by doing more with the resources we have”
Maintenance is not just a technical issue; it is a key to sustainable development. By using the resources we already have in a smarter way and avoiding downtime, industry can reduce waste and environmental impact. For Henric Widén, CEO of Sustainability Circle, it’s about combining traditional technical expertise with new digital tools and a constant desire to evolve.
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15 April / 2025
Availability in a challenging world
The 2026 Swedish Maintenance Fair [Underhållsmässan] will focus on the challenges and opportunities of the future. The pandemic, geopolitical crises and disruptions in global supply chains have put the industry’s maintenance efforts under severe pressure. How can you ensure that the right products are in place at the right time, while sustainability and digitalisation are becoming increasin...
24 February / 2025
“Maintenance is about minimising downtime and maximising safety”
Maintenance is a key part of industrial development, especially as demands for productivity and safety grow. Companies all over Sweden are working to reduce downtime and improve safety in their facilities. ABUS Crane Systems is one of the players working to meet these needs, through preventive maintenance and training, among other things.
– Maintenance is about minimising downtim...
24 February / 2025
Vision Zero at the Swedish Maintenance Fair: Taking action against workplace accidents
A Vision Zero arena focusing on industrial safety will have a prominent place at Underhållsmässan 2026, the Swedish Maintenance Fair.
- As one of the leading industrial fairs in the Nordic region, we feel a special responsibility in these matters, says Anders Persson, Business Manager of Underhållsmässan, which has deepened its co-operation with NSA, the Nordic Safety Association.
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15 January / 2025
How strategic maintenance strengthens industry
Behind every well-functioning industry lies a strategic maintenance programme, yet maintenance itself is rarely in the spotlight. And according to Maria Stockefors, CEO of Svenskt Underhåll, the Swedish Maintenance Association, it’s time to give maintenance the place it deserves.
- Maintenance is the key to both sustainability and profitability, Maria says.
With a strong focus ...
21 October / 2024
Double Swedish success: Maria and Camilla Europe’s best in maintenance!
Swedish maintenance is world class.
This was made abundantly clear on 16 September, when Maria Ryytty was named European Maintenance Manager of the Year (EMMA), at the industry’s European congress in Rimini.
And that's not all. On the same occasion, another Swede, Camilla Munther, received the EFNMS Excellence PhD Thesis Award.
This year’s EuroMaintenance Congre...
19 March / 2024
The sustainability theme at Underhållsmässan 2024 was a big hit!
Significant increases in both visitors and exhibitors – and three fully booked conferences. The Swedish Maintenance Fair’s thematic focus on sustainability and smart solutions for a sustainable industry generated a huge response.
- It feels like we hit the nail on the head, says Anders Persson, business manager for the Maintenance Fair.
After four intense days, Underhållsmäs...
21 February / 2024
Maintenance 5.0: AI revolutionises maintenance work
Industry is undergoing a transformation to Industry 5.0, and maintenance work must follow suit. Professor Ramin Karim at Luleå University of Technology sees AI as a key factor in this shift, with the potential to automate, forecast and optimise maintenance processes.
- We’re now seeing a clear shift from AI for decision support to AI for decision making. With better fact-based a...
21 February / 2024
LKAB paves the way for the future of mining
LKAB has been a pillar of Swedish industry since 1890. The company is now undergoing a digital transformation journey, on which new standards are being defined. Not only for technical management, but also in terms of core issues such as maintenance, safety and effective teamwork.
In her role as Strategic Maintenance Manager at LKAB, Maria Ryytty is ultimately responsible for creati...
10 February / 2024
“It is imperative to make sustainability a non-negotiable aspect in the development and implementation of technologies”
Hello, Mélanie Despeisse, Associate Professor in Sustainable Digitalized Production at Chalmers University of Technology, and speaker at the Additive Intelligence 4.0 conference in March.
You are part of a panel discussion on the topic: “Additive manufacturing contributes to sustainability - myth or reality?” How will you tackle the subject?
"I will talk about how additive manufactur...
10 February / 2024
The Swedish Maintenance Fair’s new initiative: test sustainable production hands-on!
Visitors to the 2024 edition of Underhållsmässan will experience a completely new concept. The Sustainability Circle think tank, one of the fair’s partners, is organising a live programme on sustainable production and invites visitors to try out activities at its interactive stand.
- We want to make it as real as possible, says Henric Widén, CEO.
The Sustainability Circle has around...
23 January / 2024
The Swedish Transport Administration: “We can be much better with a digital approach”
The transport system faces major challenges: the overall maintenance backlog is growing, accelerated by increased traffic and climate change.
- We have recently seen several examples of how this has led to major problems. To meet the challenges, we need to digitise our operations to a much greater extent, says Anders Aabakken of the Swedish Transport Administration, who will take part in the M...
10 January / 2024
Volvo Cars integrates additive manufacturing in the maintenance chain
Volvo Cars is actively working to create more sustainable solutions. Now they are exploring additive manufacturing (AM) and integrating it as a significant part of the maintenance process.
Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, creates opportunities for a decentralised manufacturing process and electronic inventory systems. Products can now be manufactured on demand, whi...
A whole new approach to maintenance is behind this astonishing journey:
- In a couple of years we have gone from firefighting to effective preventive maintenance, says Anders Sandberg, who is responsible for maintenance development and investments at Fortum Recycling & Waste.
At the Maintenance Strategy conference in March, he will explain how it was done.
Taking place on 12-15 March a...