approaches convince the best in numerous fields.
Compiled by Barbara Perko
Niche Products for the World’s Best Athletes During the past year, Sandiline presented a complete line of technical clothes for standup paddleboarding (SUP) under the brand name Standout. SUP is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, so the company decided to invest the knowledge and experi-ence it has accumulated in the past thirty years to this promising field.
Sandiline’s primary field is technical clothing for water sports. In addition to manufacturing a line of proprietary products, Sandiline and Standout also work with Adidas, Prada, Helly Hansen, and Prijon.
The company often works on special projects creating gear for fire fighters, police, civilian protection and military personnel.
Sandiline manufactures many special items that are not made by its larger competitors. The compa-ny’s competitive advantage lies in its ability to adapt products to the specific desires and needs of end
users. With its niche products, Sandiline reaches the Photo
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Sandiline often works on special projects creating gear for fire fighter, police, civilian protection and military personnel.
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best athletes in the world and other sophisticated customers.
Currently, Sandiline is focusing on SUP products, new canyoning suits, and novelties for the sailing segment. The company also aims to enter the marine kayaking segment. It is open to proposals and collab-oration in all areas, but its main goal is to successfully penetrate the US market.
Alpina Develops a Niche Line of Heated Footwear The Alpina Company, based in Žiri, Slovenia, is moving in the direction of niche footwear. This year it is rounding out its collection with double heated hunting shoes, lined with a waterproof and air-cush-ion membrane to be sold mainly in the UK and Scandinavia. The heating system is also built into Alpina’s backcountry hiking shoes that are suitable for low temperatures. The target markets for these prod-ucts are the US, Russia, and Scandinavian countries.
Currently Alpina is developing a new product group of light hiking shoes, a segment in which it has not been present before. Alpina is collaborating on the development of this line with the studio Design Development under the leadership of Claudio Franco of the Italian company Asola. The first products in this line will come on the market as part of the 2019 collection. The company is also working on the devel-opment of diabetic shoes.
»The goal of the new development projects is not only to consolidate Alpina’s position on regional markets but also to increase sales abroad where we see a great opportunity for the growth and develop-ment of the brand,« stated an Alpina representative.
The company is seeking new business contacts in Italy, Germany, Austria, Finland, and Russia. In its fashion footwear segment, it is looking for new part-ners, particularly in the Scandinavian countries.
Innovative Slovene Ice Cream
The Organika + company and the ecological vegetable ice cream brand Indy&Pippa are presenting innova-tive new ice cream to the European market. The ice
cream contains no soya, added sugar, milk, or gluten.
Indy&Pippa carries an Eco-Certification, meaning that all ingredients are produced in an ecological manner, without pesticides, artificial fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms. Only the best quality ingredients go into Indy&Pippa ice cream, and the packaging is also biodegradable.
Indy&Pippa ice cream was first sold in Slovenia, then across the border in Croatia. Now it is available in Saudi Arabia as it meets halal dietary standards.
In the coming year, the company plans to expand production capacities, enabling them to enter new markets.
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Some of the world’s most prestigious companies – including ABB, Voith, Siemens, Škoda, Linde, Bobcat and Mahle – use shotblasting machines manufactured by Stem. Energy saving is becoming increasingly important, especially in industrial plants where energy savings and the resulting increased competitiveness of the company can be very high.
An example is the replacement of compressed-air shotblasting technology with much more efficient turbine shotblasting machines. Stem has devel-oped a high-pressure turbine blasting system for wagons, which yields a seven-fold reduction in energy consumption. The process is fully automated. This technology enables faster sandblasting, contributes to lower energy consumption and greater automation possibilities. STEM is already gaining new orders for this innovative system.
Stem also provides specialist machinery for the automotive and aircraft industries, as well as the most technologically demanding peening processes. For example, Škoda’s vehicle production lines have more than twenty sandblasting machines made by Stem, while Russia’s largest railway wagon manufacturer has ten; the list of users and applications is indeed extensive.
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FEROLIN Štefan Lindenbaum s. p. | Ob Meži 12c, SI-2392 Mežica | T: +386 (0)2 82 77 450 | E: info@ferolin.com Field of business
We are a family business with more than 40 years of experience and nearly 50 committed and motivated employees.
Currently, we are operating approx. 16 CNC machines manufactured by Japanese top manufacturer MAZAK as well as machines from other manufacturers. We dispose of CNC lathes of different sizes (diameter of the turning head from 250 to 550mm), various vertical and horizontal CNC machining centres and state-of-the-art 5-axis CNC machines. Our equipment enables us to deliver a high productivity and to remain competitive on a highly demanding European market.
Production range/services
In addition to mechanical machining using the CNC machines mentioned above, we also offer our customers mechanical processing with traditional machining centres, pounding, cutting and welding of various components as well as assembly, mounting and painting of individual modules and much more.
We process materials such as different types of steel, hardened and tempered piston rods, cast parts, stainless steel (INOX), aluminium, bronze, plastics, etc.
We specialise in the processing of complicated medium-sized modules and we are known for the accomplishment of required tolerances up to 0.01mm.
Our tolerances are monitored in a state-of-the-art measuring room, which is equipped with various measuring instruments and other measuring equipment, including a 3D CNC coordinate measuring machine.
Our parts are used in a range of hydraulic components, conveyors, draw-works, cranes, lifting platforms, irondraw-works, transport facilities, hydropower stations, etc.
Foreign representation Foreign markets: Germany, Austria
Cooperation with German companies
Our high quality and professionality have made a name for our company abroad, since most of our customers are based in Germany and Austria. Our long-term goal is based on our flexibility, quality, perseverance, continuous training of our employees and modernisation of our machinery and software portfolio.