Jakarta, Indonesia: Sandvik Coromant has inaugurated a sales office and training centre in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 14, 2014. According to the cutting tool maker, the centre will provide all levels of metal cutting training and serve as a place for cooperation in solving advanced application problems as well as providing industry specific support.

Global president Klas Forsström said at the inauguration that the facility is the first of its kind in the Indonesian metalworking industry and it will help elevate productivity levels in manufacturing.

"Sandvik Coromant’s training centres are really productivity centres. We see a growing demand for these services in countries like Indonesia where there is strong awareness both at the corporate and government level of the importance of productivity gains as a driver of economic growth and development. Indonesia is on a fantastic journey, and as productivity increases and its industry moves up the value chain the country is on track to becoming Southeast Asia’s most important manufacturing hub,” he said.