There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The epicenter of sewing R & D for the last 150 years has gained a new state-of-the-art facility the world's largest consumer sewing machine company has announced the opening of its new research and development offices in the Huskvarna/Jönköping area of Sweden.  With over 3500 square meters of tech-focused space the building features a "can't miss" neon-lit SINGER® sewing machine at the entrance of  Soldattorpsgatan 3554 74 JÖNKÖPING The Huskvarna region has long been recognized for having created the most advanced sewing and embroidery machines in the world.  This facility will be the central location for the company's R & D teams with support teams in Shanghai and customer service employees will also share the space.  "We are investing more than $110m in product development globally over the next five years and want to have the most technologically advanced facility with the space to continue to grow both physically and from a technological standpoint in this region," says CEO Carl-Martin Lindahl.  "As our development increases in the space of software This will allow us to stay on the forefront and aggressively recruit top engineering talent to the region." Research and Development Kevin Keller adds "When we began to look at our options for a new R&D facility it was obvious that we needed to stay in the Huskvarna/Jönköping area.  Developing our engineering footprint was critical in our decision process.  We wanted a facility that could showcase our team and provide a state-of-the-art working experience in our industry." doing business through SVP-Singer Holdings is the world's largest consumer sewing machine company accounting for approximately one out of every three sewing machines sold annually across the globe The company and its three iconic brands - SINGER® and PFAFF® - each has delighted consumers for over 475 years These premium brands and products are regarded as the choice for serious sewists and novice crafters The company's corporate headquarters is located in Nashville and supported by regional headquarters/sales offices located in Milan (Italy) reach consumers in more than 180 countries SVP has manufacturing facilities across Asia and Latin America and a global supply chain with distribution centers in all regions www.svpworldwide.com Do not sell or share my personal information: This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page We continue to strengthen our presence in key markets develop innovative solutions and acquire companies in prioritised areas Saab's products are sold to over 100 countries and we currently operates in over 30 countries Saab serves the global market of governments authorities and corporations with products services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security who have studied the Product Development and Industrial Design programme at JTH have developed a lighting accessory for Thule prams 120 students at the School of Engineering (JTH) Jönköping University (JU) participated in the so called Xjobbsmässan at Campus Arena on 30 May “The School of Engineering is a great recruiting base for us and it's fun to see the students' final thesis projects,” says Mikael Siebers HR Business Partner at Saab Training & Simulation in Huskvarna HR Business Partner at Saab Training & Simulation i Huskvarna is a meeting place for students and companies where many conversations are held and contacts are made The students present their thesis projects and companies can find future employees and get inspiration for new ideas One of the participants was Ellen Carlsson who has studied the programme Embedded systems: Software Development and Mobile Platforms at JTH She has developed an app for the Apple Watch that translates sign language into text and sound while making signs with the hands it says "sad" on the clock and that it is heard in the clock's speakers,” says Ellen Carlsson The target group for the product is anyone who wants to be able to communicate in a simple way with those who do not know sign language there are only seven words entered into the app it should also be possible to have longer conversations using it “There are quite a few people who speak sign language and it can be difficult for them to feel included in spoken conversations Hopefully this app can make it easier for them,” says Ellen She says that the app could also be used in phones and other smart watches who have studied the Mechanical Engineering: Product Development and Industrial Design programme have developed a lighting accessory for Thule prams “They saw that there was a demand for increased visibility for their prams so we were commissioned to come up with a proposal for that There are no laws about requirements for reflectors on pushchairs and even if you have them they are only visible when you illuminate them The users we've talked to want something that's easy to put on the stroller and that doesn't draw too much attention during the day when not in use We think we have succeeded in that,” says Julia Turesson The lights are powered by a powerbank that you can put in a pocket on the trolley so it's not an expensive solution either but Thule has said that they will work further on our idea We really believe in this product and hope it makes it to the market Safety and children really go hand in hand and it has been so much fun working with a product you can relate to and understand the need for We have worked hard for this and received a good response both here at the fair and when we tested the lamps outdoors,” says Louisa Baker says that they have recruited many students who have done final thesis jobs or NFK internships with them The JTH students are very driven and curious and contribute inspiration and many ideas It will be an energy boost into our business while at the same time they will get an anchor for us and the practical part of a company,” says Mikael Siebers He says that Saab Training & Simulation in Huskvarna is in an expansive phase and that the fair is a great opportunity for them to meet and make contacts with students “Our entire company thinks it's incredibly fun to welcome students to our business and that we get to have this exchange between academia and business,” says Mikael Siebers mentions that many of the students' final thesis jobs are a gateway to jobs for the students and a way for companies to recruit new staff “When you go around and ask the students what they are going to do now that they have finished their studies half of them say that they are going to start working at the company where they did their ex-job We have organized the Final Thesis Fair since 2012 and you are impressed every time how talented our students are and what good results they achieve,” says Patrik Cannmo The scholarship of SEK 10,000 from JTH for the best presentation at the Xjobbsmässan went to Julia Turesson & Louisa Baker for "Project Light" Mechanical Engineering: Product Development and Industrial Design The scholarship of SEK 5,000 for best sustainable business potential went to Ellen Carlsson for "Sign Language Detection Using an Apple Watch and Machine Learning" Embedded systems: Software Development and Mobile Platforms Voted this year's audience favorite and a scholarship of SEK 5,000 were Wiktoria Drezner and Emmanuel Edigbe with "Accessible Low-Code No-Code Development Analyzing the Accessibility of Websites Built with Low-Code and No-Code Technologies in the Citizen Developer Context" 38 more scholarships were awarded to JTH students during The Final Thesis Fair Julia Turesson & Louisa Baker were awarded a scholarship of SEK 10,000 from JTH for the best presentation at Xjobbsmässan The scholarship was awarded during the School of Engineering's graduation ceremony in Hälsoparken on 31 May Ellen Carlsson was awarded the scholarship for best sustainable business potential awarded by Science Park Jönköping and handed over by Simon Hagedorn The scholarship was awarded during the School of Engineering's graduation ceremony Voted this year's audience favorite and a scholarship of SEK 5,000 at Xjobbsmässan were Wiktoria Drezner and Emmanuel Edigbe They were awarded the scholarship during the School of Engineering's graduation ceremony in Hälsoparken Jönköping UniversityGjuterigatan 5Box 1026551 11 Jönköping, SwedenPhone +46 36 - 10 10 00Contact form More contact information About the website Manage cookies --Swedish outdoor power equipment manufacturer Husqvarna Group out of North Carolina announced Tuesday it will soon look to close or sell its Telfair County facility It added it's actively looking for a new owner Husqvarna is looking to close or sell their McRae manufacturing facility as part of their re-organization of a low-performing consumer brands division."The exit is an important step to enable more focus on and investments in future profitable growth areas such as robotic lawnmowers digitization and technology for battery powered products," a press release fromHusqvarna says President of the Telfair County Chamber of Commerce All About The Rock You must be logged in to post a comment This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive Polo Ralph Lauren Spring 2021 Ready-to-Wear STOCKHOLM — Swedish rescue workers say that an apartment building fire has forced the evacuation of more than 150 people as the blaze raged on the top floor spreading from end to end along the 60-metre long building Fire department officer Gunnar Hansson says no one was seriously injured in the fire in Huskvarna but that three people were hospitalized for minor smoke inhalation Hansson said the fire began Sunday evening (May 1) and lasted until Monday morning He said that the flames largely burned themselves out on the top of the five-story concrete building and didn’t spread to lower floors Officials were investigating the cause of the fire Todayonline.com and Today Online domains and apps are now part of 'Channelnewsasia.com' domain We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with TODAY to be fast Upgraded but still having issues? Contact us By Jon Urry / Monday For those of you not familiar with Husqvarna's fairly long and colourful history (and we are talking about the motorcycle company not the one that makes chainsaws) here is a brief potted history Formed in the Swedish village of Huskvarna as a firearms manufacturer in 1689 in 1877 the Swedish became less violent and so Husqvarna started producing other metal items such as sewing machines In 1903 it built its first motorcycle using imported engines (technically making it the oldest motorcycle manufacturer although Harley begs to differ) and by 1919 the company was producing and racing its own bikes and motors Considerable off-road success followed in the 1950s and 1960s and even the legendary Steve McQueen raced a Husky in the 1970s In 1986 the Cagiva Group purchased Husqvarna and the company moved from Sweden to Italy In 2007 the Swedish/Italian firm was bought by BMW for a reported 93m euros and an estimated extra 60m euros was poured into the firm to completely modernize it just after it launched a new range of BMW-powered Husky models BMW pulled the plug on the venture in 2013 and sold Husqvarna to Pierer Industrie AG - a firm headed up by KTM's CEO Stefan Pierer The Swedish/Italian/German/Austrian company is now housed in Mattighofen and uses the Austrian firm's engines to power its range of bikes To add extra confusion the old Husky factory in Italy is now building bikes under the name SWM and headed up by an old Husqvarna employee Pierer has fairly big plans for Husqvarna and at the moment the firm is on a bit of a roll With total motorcycle sales standing at 21,500 for 2016 Husqvarna is now setting a target of 30,000 for 2017 and unveiled its new range of road motorcycles - the 401 Svartpilen and 401 Vitpilen as well as the 401 Aero concept bike This is the backbone of Husqvarna and our new range of significantly improved bikes has driven the sales increase," he explains "But in the future road bikes will play a dominant role We want to become one of the top three motorcycle manufacturers in Europe and to produce more than 60,000 units You can't simply achieve this with off-road While this target may seem somewhat optimistic you have to remember that KTM went from bankruptcy in 1992 to selling over 150,000 bikes last year under the guidance of Stefan Pierer So how is Husqvarna planning on diversifying "I think we will grow to 35,000 in off-road sales before hitting a plateau and so 25-40,000 road bikes I would say The new 401s will not be our only road bikes We will increase the 701 range and in years to come produce bigger bikes," said Goering Goering doesn't see this growth coming from the small capacity segment Husqvarna has no plans to release a 125 due to the fact that all of its models will be built in Austria to give them a premium feel rather than India and will use European components although the single cylinder 401 engines themselves will be built in India But here is the big question - how can KTM and Husqvarna who are direct rivals in the off-road world "At the end of the day what Husqvarna offers is a unique styling concept for urban riders We don't have the slogan 'ready to race' that forces us to do aggressive things We can focus on other exciting motorcycle styles and that separates us from KTM," says Goering "We will increase our dealer network and share on-road dealers with KTM which we don't do in off-road as our bikes are in direct competition Our on-road ranges are very different and not in competition But we know KTM have struggled selling road bikes in the past We have a few very good off-road dealers who are also good on-road dealers and we will use them But the majority will be new dealers who are on-road focused in urban areas." So what will these new dealers have in their showrooms The 401 Svartpilen and 401 Vitpilen are scheduled to arrive in late 2017 and there have been a few spy shots of a large capacity cruiser using KTM's 1290 V-twin engine and the firm has shown a Vitpilen 701 concept bike Can Goering give us a few teasers of what to expect in the future "It is an open secret that we have many motor platforms in the KTM group and of course Husqvarna has free access to these then the 701 and then we will see where we go..." The Pie & PistonChat about everything else… MotorsportsWin on Sunday, talk about it on Monday SupercarsNot all cars are created equal EventsMeet your hero Matt Bird in person The LoungeNeed to get something off your chest? View all forumsPistonHeads AuctionsSign up to our emailsGet the hottest news and promotions sent straight to your inbox PistonHeads® is a registered trademark of CarGurus Ireland Limited CarGurus UK Limited is an introducer appointed representative of CarFinance 247 Limited (FRN: 653019) CarFinance 247 Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for credit broking and insurance intermediation CarFinance 247 Limited is a credit broker and not a lender His photos of the tree in Huskvarna have made great success on Instagram The photographer Patrik Svedberg will visit Jönköping University on December 16 to talk about his successful Instagram account “The Broccoli Tree” In May 2013 Patrik snapped the first pic, of the now famous, tree. He decided to post the picture on Instagram and it didn’t take long until the tree had its own Instagram account called @thebroccolitree. Patrik’s followers loved the pictures of the spectacular tree standing next to the lake Vättern The pictures got so popular even Instagram chose to promote the photos on their own official account today the account has over 21 000 followers and Patrik has posted 175 pictures of the broccoli tree In total the pictures has gotten the astonishing number of 300 000 likes Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the founder and creator of the world famous Instagram account @thebroccolitree when he visits Culture on Campus at Jönköping University Welcome to the University Library Wednesday December 16 Fler kontaktuppgifter Om webbplatsen Hantera kakor but there was no crowding at the career day Karriärum at the School of Engineering Around 100 companies and 1,500 students participated in the career day Karriärum on 17 November at the School of Engineering (JTH) Many appreciated that it was a physical fair after last year's digital event software developer at SAAB Training & Simulation in Huskvarna which the students could try aiming at a screen Karriärum is a meeting place for companies and JTH students who are looking for internships companies for their thesis projects or part-time jobs It is also a good opportunity for companies to find students who have the skills they need for their business Everywhere at the fair conversations were held and contacts were established between students and companies Dean and Managing Director of the School of Engineering thinks that this year’s event exceeded all expectations “There was expectation in the air before the fair and it was an incredibly successful and nice event and staff at the fair and everyone was happy the students were well scattered between the different companies,” says Ingrid Wadskog Several of the representatives of the companies that exhibited at the fair have previously studied at JTH Simon Carlbäck and Filip Karlsson at Saab Training & Simulation in Huskvarna have a degree from Embedded Systems at JTH “It's fun to be here again and Karriärum is a good way for us to pick up new That's how it started for me as a student and it then led to my current employment,” says Simon Carlbäck software developer at Saab Training & Simulation The company Xense Vision was at Karriärum for the first time “The students are interested in our company and many came forward and talked to us about thesis projects and internships It will be fun to see what happens with these new contacts and we will certainly come back here again next year,” says Christian Karlström they also met many other companies that they had good meetings with Digitalisation Manager R&D at Kongsberg Automotive in Mullsjö sees Karriärum as a great opportunity to meet JTH students He thinks that the students contribute with innovative ideas that those who have worked for a few years might lack and solve problems in other ways than we might have done It is great fun to be here at JTH again and it is rewarding to meet the students face to face and be able to present our products to them,” says Johan Friestedt Some of students that participated at the fair were Therese Tufvesson who are in their fourth year of Master of Science in Engineering: Industrial Product Development They were there and checked out the companies for next year They thought that this year's fair was a big step up compared to last year and that there were more companies there than they had time to talk to “Karriärum gives us all opportunities to get both internships The companies that come here really want to meet students,” says Johanna Johnsson These JTH students assisted visitors to Karriärum with information Johan Friestedt (to the left) and Marcus Jackson from Kongsberg Automotive AB in Mullsjö during the Karriärum AW Around 100 companies and 1,500 students participated in the career day Karriärum There were more companies at the fair than the JTH students Therese Tufvesson Johanna Johnsson and Elaine Ljungberg had time to talk to SPARK is Jönköping University’s research and education environment focusing on knowledge intensive product realization SPARK develops new knowledge and competence in collaboration with industrial and academic partners info.spark@ju.se +46 (0)36-10 10 00 SPARKJönköping UniversityBox 1026 SE-551 11 Jönköping info.spark@ju.se The Soundtrack Of Our Lives live in London (Alessandro Gianferrara) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives were in London on March 6th as part of their first run of headline tour dates in a decade who made their name with the 2001 record Behind The Music and were introduced to a wider UK audience during that era thanks to regular support slots with Oasis have been touring their homeland of Sweden since mid-February and are back there tonight for a gig at Arbis Bar & Salong in Norrköping More Swedish shows are coming up this month and there’s also two shows booked in Oslo at Rockefeller