When it comes to engineered tools, Sandvik knows the drill. The company is a global manufacturer whose largest segment specializes in mining and construction equipment for drilling, crushing, and loading applications. Its tooling segment makes metal cutting tools and components made from cemented carbide and other hard materials for the general engineering, automotive, and aerospace industries. Its materials technology business makes heating materials and tube, strip, and wire products made of special alloys and stainless steel. Sandvik also controls metal cutting group Seco Tools. Sandvik operates in more than 130 countries worldwide. Its top markets are the US, Australia, and Germany.