Walter, a division within Sandvik Machining Solutions, has reached an agreement to acquire the privately owned US based company Melin Tool Company, a manufacturer of solid carbide tools.

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire privately owned Summerill Tube Corporation, based in Pennsylvania, USA.

Imagine a car that emits nothing but water. With hydrogen-powered fuel cells, this is already possible. But there are applications beyond transportation that are open to this clean, carbon-free energy source. Advanced production and coating technology from Sandvik make the fuel cell plates more durable and efficient compared with other methods of production.

Additive manufactured tools and a revolutionary production model are helping bring electric vehicle automaker Local Motors nearer to its vision of a cleaner, more sustainable future.