GOOD NEWS FROM GOODTECH SOLUTIONS #1 2016

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NEW CONTRACT for bulk handling

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GOOD NEWS FROM GOODTECH SOLUTIONS

It’s a great pleasure to present our first newsletter. We will publish these newsletters on a regular basis in order to showcase what’s happening at Goodtech Solutions. You will be able to read about new products and customers, open and read our new brochures, and much more. A lot is going to happen over the coming year that will be worth reading about, I can promise you that. I hope you find our newsletter interesting and relevant for you.

Best regards,Hans Vedde Group Director Solutions

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In April, Goodtech Solutions delivered its first arc welding robot station. The delivery, which primarily comprises a robot with travel track (IRB 2600) and a positioner (K-1000), is being made to the Baltic region and is one of several systems that will be delivered this spring. The delivery is a result of the company’s strengthened competence in arc welding.

Exciting new delivery

Marcus Engdahl, Carl Eriksson and Emil Ljunggren are seen with the positioner.


Exciting new delivery

BrochureIf you haven’t read our new digital brochure, you can do so here.

Robot cell development In order to meet market demands for increased production capacity and reduced cycle times, Goodtech Solutions is now working to further develop their robot application for the automatic assembly of pallet collars. The robot cell will be launched in 2016. If you have any questions, please contact: Emil Ljunggren 054-24 03 67 · [email protected]

Elmia Automation 10-13 May 2016Goodtech Solutions will exhibit at Elmia Automation on 10-13 May. Elmia Automation is Sweden’s leading exhibition for the manufacturing industry. All our customers, old and new, are welcome to visit our stand: D:08:20.

New partner for KUKA Robotics After recently becoming a systems partner with KUKA Robotics, Goodtech Solutions has now received training in KUKA Robotics’ simulation tool, KUKA.Sim, for project managers, programmers and vendors. The KUKA.Sim program makes it possible to simulate a planned application. This means you can check and if necessary, optimize and validate processes before they become operational.

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Goodtech Solutions now offers service contracts for robots. After signing a service contract, the customer receives long-term beneficial cooperation that gives them security while minimising disruption to operations. The contracts have different sections that can be combined and adapted to match the customer’s business and their unique requirements. The support organization at Goodtech Solutions consists of experienced and well-qualified service engineers, technicians and programmers who work closely as a team to find the best solutions for every problem. And it’s a fast service! A support technician will reply within 15 minutes when a contract customer calls to ask for a solution to a problem. Our organization covers every area of mechanics, electricity, PLC, robots and PC control systems.

Fast, new service for robot maintenance


Urban Jansson is Swedish and lives with his Norwegian wife, Helene, in a house in Blommenholm, about 12 km west of Oslo. Blommenholm has a beautiful location beside Solvikbukta bay in the farthest reaches of Oslo fjord, which is 100km long, making it Norway’s fifth longest fjord. In addition to being a key shipping route, Oslo fjord attracts a lot of visitors, from Scandinavia and further afield, looking for recreation and adventure. There are at least 700 bathing spots around the fjord and exciting areas for divers, not to mention owners of boats and summer cottages. But now back to Urban.

BRINGING EXPERIENCE AND A NETWORKUrban has been sales manager at Goodtech Solutions in Moss, Norway, since 2 November 2015. He has extensive experience in the industry

Presenting Urban JanssonNew salesman at Goodtech Solutions in Moss

and he also worked for many years as a systems integrator. So he knows what the job is all about. He also has a good network of former customers and suppliers in the segments that Goodtech Solutions focuses on. PRIORITISES STANDARD EQUIPMENT Urban concentrates on sales in Scandinavia and on solutions in which Goodtech Solutions’ standard equipment can be integrated. This mostly means Wrap Around machi-nes, box erectors, locking machines and palleting machines. OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCEWhat Urban enjoys most is meeting customers and discovering great solutions together. He has been working in the industry for a long time, and has been selling logistics solutions since 1984.

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTSUrban was previously sales manager at Nor-Reg Systems AS (one of Goodtech’s biggest competitors before it went bankrupt in August 2015). Before that he worked for Knapp AS in Norway for around 18 years.

FISHING AND GASTRONOMYIn his spare time he likes to go fly-fishing for trout and salmon. His ideal holiday is next to a salmon river and he is a big fan of the beautiful, bright Norwegian summers. He spends a lot of his free time outdoors in the forest, up in the mountains or down by the coast. When he leaves Norway his favourite destinations are France, Italy and Spain where he appreciates their fine wines and fantastic food.


Stein Gunnar Holter, Regional manager at Goodtech Solutions in Moss, explains:”Our order books are full until the autumn of 2016. In addition, we have a new salesman working for us who you can read about in this newsletter. So we can safely say that we are very positive about the future. We have signed contracts for two large deliveries: with Alere, which is a new customer for us, and with Fresenius Kabi. These contracts are worth around NOK 12 million. ”

ALERE PROJECTThe project covers two wrap-around machines (WA), a palletising plant,

Goodtech Solutions, Moss

conveyor system and labelling equipment and other items. Together, this will form a fully automated packaging line, replacing work that is currently performed manually. The WA machines and palletising plant are standardized equipment from Goodtech Solutions.

FRESENIUS KABI PROJECTThis is a complete, fully automated packaging line. The delivery consists of case erectors, conveyor system, filling station, case sealers, palletizing cells, and equipment for labelling and control. The machines and equipment are delivered ready customized. A large part of the project concerns

Goodtech Solutions AS in Moss has several exciting new projects in the pipeline on top of the contracts that have already been signed.

Stein Gunnar Holter Regional manager, Goodtech Solutions in Moss

development and engineering services. It helps a lot that Goodtech Solutions has a very broad experience because we have previously built machines for the pharmaceutical industry. We have previously delivered five fully-auto-mated packaging lines to Fresenius Kabi.

OTHER PROJECTSAlongside this work, Goodtech Solutions Moss has several other on-going projects, including a packaging line for Letti, equipment for Ås production laboratory, Nexans, Orkla and others.


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HELLER MCH 450A horizontal 4-axis machining centre with two pallets. This is the newest machine and it has a wide area of operation. The operator is Andreas.

HYUNDAI-KIA KBN 135A boring machine that can utilise five controlled axis at the same time. It can manage up to 10,000 kg on the work table. The operator is Nicklas.

Goodtech Solutions Manufacturing ABGoodtech Solutions Manufacturing AB in Arvika is an engineering company primarily focused on contract manufacturing for machining assignments. The company has 19 employees who specialise in machining for heavy vehicles with high demands on quality. Customers include BE Group, Volvo, Wenmec

(further processing for Atlas Copco) and Goodtech. Machinery at the plant includes a number of 3-6 axis machining centres, boring machines, CNC lathes and measurement equipment. The picture shows a selection of machines at the plant.


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”We have a larger range of machinery than is normal for a company of this size. We want as much flexibility as possible, and we can machine pieces weighing from a few kilos up to ten tons,« says Lars Ahlström, CEO of Goodtech Solutions Manufacturing. »Of course, it’s not only the machines that make us competitive. Our employees are highly experienced and skilled, and our customers can trust that we can manage any task, large of small. The more difficult the job, the more we look forward to it,” concludes Lars Ahlström with a smile.

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MAZAK VARIAXIS 730-5X IIA vertical 5-axis machining centre with two pallets. There are 80 tools in the tool magazine.


The agreements cover the design and delivery of both automated and semi-automated Net Weight Filling (NWF) systems for use together with single point Portabulks® big bags, FIBC (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers).

”Winning these contracts shows that we are competitive and that we have earned increased confidence in markets that require increasingly higher quality and where there are many other players,” says Knut Halvorsen, head of sales at Goodtech Solutions in Porsgrunn.

”The department in Porsgrunn works on the international market for bulk handling together with local dealers and partners,” continues Knut Halvorsen. “An extensive network of contacts with local partners and customized solutions with optimal cost-efficiency and value are key to success on the highly competitive international market. The Portabulk® system is very flexible and makes it possible to tailor solutions for each customer's needs. We see many opportunities in the future to consolidate our position in these markets,” concludes Knut Halvorsen.

ABOUT THE CONTRACTS

NITROGÉNMŰVEK IN PÉTFÜRDŐ, HUNGARYA valued customer of Goodtech Solutions. They have bought a total of four Portabulk® NWF units over the last few years. The latest is an advanced, fully-automated system for packing and handling of fertilizer products. The customer has invested time and resources to become the country's leading supplier. Skilled engineers and operators get the maximum benefit from the new units. High capacity and efficiency help ensure highly profitable pro-duction of Nitrogénművek.

BIOMAR AS IN KARMØY, NORWAYBioMar is one of the world's leading fish feed manufacturers with a range of facilities both in Norway and around the world. The customer chose a new fully-automated bulk bag filling system from Goodtech Solutions because of our proven ability to effectively integrate the equipment in the customer's expanded pro-duction line. Particularly important is Goodtech Solutions' longstanding expertise in one of the country’s key industry segments.

New contracts for bulk handling in Eastern Europe and NorwayAmid tough competition, Goodtech Solutions has won new contracts from manufacturers in Hungary, Norway and Poland concerning filling of fertilizers and fish feed in Portabulk® big bags. The contracts are worth a total of NOK 20 million and strengthen Goodtech Solutions' position as a competitive player in bulk handling on the international market.

FOSFORY IN GDANSK AND AZOTY IN TARNOW, POLANDThese are two leading suppliers of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers with modern and efficient production processes. They have both invested in Portabulks® semi-automated filling technology for their product ranges. In recent years Goodtech Solutions has begun serving the growing Polish market in cooperation with Haver Trading, located in Wroclaw. Together, we have built up a strong position for Portabulk® technology in Poland's large agricultural segment, and our contacts are expending every year.

PORTABULK® - GOODTECH SOLUTIONS’ SYSTEM FOR BULK HANDLING AND BIG BAG PACKINGThe Portabulk® system is based on intellectual property developed over many years, starting when the company was part of the Norsk Hydro Agri division. The well-known Portabulk® big bag derives from this period, and is the origin of the integrated storage and filling tech-nology that is now used for all types of free-flowing bulk materials such as fertilizer, animal feed, salt, seeds, minerals, chemicals, etc.


The Portabulk® system includes solutions for handling, filling, labeling, transport and tracking that make it possible to optimize the entire supply chain from the intake of raw materials to shipment of the finished product to the end customer.

Over the past 25 years, Goodtech Solutions has delivered over 150 Portabulk® units to leading bulk commodity producers worldwide. The Porsgrunn plant also supplies Portabulk® big bags to major customers in Japan and Chile. Close contact with the end users contributes to the continuous further development of the Portabulk® system.

For more information, please contact:

Knut Halvorsen +47 35 93 05 50 [email protected]


Goodtech Solutions has a group of talented engineers working on consult- ancy assignments and projects in various disciplines such as mechanical design, electrical design, PLC pro-gramming and robot programming. Most of our engineers have many years of experience and have very good relationships with customers and clients in and around Karlstad. Valmet, Rolls Royce, Voith Hydro and BAE Systems are some influential customers with high demands in terms of skills and experience of the consultants they use. Several of our consultants have been working for customers over a long time, which is a good sign of customer satisfaction.

Consulting at Goodtech Solutions

OTHER INTERNAL PROJECTSIn addition to helping external custo-mers, our consultants also participate in internal project deliveries for customers in the automotive sector, including Volvo, Scania and Kongsberg Automotive. Smaller robot programming and PLC programming assignments are also performed, creating variety and challenges that develop personnel in a very positive way.

EXCITING NEW PROJECT Goodtech Solutions’ consultants are also working with a very exciting development in the offshore industry with a customer in Oslo. The degree of automation in the offshore industry

is not yet highly developed and the customer has seen the potential of making a highly automated installation of equipment for oil exploration. Our consultants are involved in the development of concepts, mechanical and electrical design, programming and the final construction of the complete plant on the boat. This is a new industry in which the consultants' knowledge and experience will be essential. It should give Goodtech Solutions a springboard into an exciting area of development in coming years.

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Team Rynkeby was started in Denmark in 2002 and has become a very well- known charity. The aim of the project is to grow in size, including in Sweden, in order to contribute more money to research and support for the relatives of victims. The activities of the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation are dependent on donations and all corporate donations go straight to the foundation without any middlemen. Last year the project had 1,450 participants, and this year there is finally a separate team for Värmland who can raise awareness and collect donations. In 2015 a total of SEK 61.1 million was raised and both Team Rynkeby Värmland and Goodtech Solutions hopes to exceed that amount this year.

Goodtech Solutions sponsors Team RynkebyGoodtech Solutions is supporting the fight against childhood cancer by becoming a Gold sponsor of Team Rynkeby Värmland 2016.

MANY ACTIVITIESThis year Goodtech Solutions will be involved in various events and fundraisers to optimize the collection effect. The aim is to increase aware-ness of childhood cancer by appearing in various contexts and in different media. Activities will give visibility to sponsors and challenge others to contribute.

CYCLE TO PARISTo further promote Team Rynkeby, representatives from Goodtech Solutions together with the other teams will be cycling to Paris in July. It might mean some sore bums, tired legs, scorching sun, head winds and icy rain, but Goodtech Solutions and the others are determined to get to Paris.

YOU CAN DONATEFor Goodtech Solutions the key is raising money to fight cancer. If you want to help, please contact Malte Svenson at [email protected]


Oslo Head office+47 815 686 00

Hans Vedde | Group Director +47 990 901 94 [email protected]

Karlstad

Engineering services, materials handling, high store, production lines, After Sales+46 54 240 300

Johan Håkansson | Regional manager+46 54 240 325 [email protected]

PorsgrunnBulk handling +47 35 930 550

Tim Johnstone | Regional manager+47 907 373 23 [email protected]

Arvika

Machining+46 570 174 57

Lars Ahlström | CEO+46 570 727 [email protected]

MossPackaging machines +47 69 202 200

Stein Gunnar Holter | Regional manager+47 948 078 26 [email protected]

Säffle

Engineering services, materials handling, high store, production lines, After Sales +46 533 124 25

Johan Håkansson | Regional manager+46 54 240 325 [email protected]

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