Advanced ceramic and metal powders for automotive, aerospace, and additive manufacturing
Höganäs is a 226-year-old powder metallurgy specialist serving automotive, aerospace, energy, and additive-manufacturing industries across 15 countries. The tech stack reflects a manufacturing-operations focus: Siemens automation (S7, TIA Portal), SQL Server for reporting and data integration, and Qlik Sense for analytics—a pattern typical of discrete manufacturers scaling data visibility. Active hiring spans engineering, manufacturing, and sales, with a notable push into China market expansion and e-motor applications.
Höganäs develops and manufactures advanced ceramic and metal powders used in pressing, sintering, brazing, surface coating, additive manufacturing, and metallurgical processes. The company employs approximately 2,300 people across 15 countries and serves OEM customers in automotive, aerospace, energy, construction, and processing sectors. Founded in 1797 and owned by Lindéngruppen and FAM, Höganäs operates production and commercial functions globally, with recent strategic focus on Asian market entry and new application development in electric-motor supply chains.
Core systems include Siemens SIMATIC S7 and TIA Portal for plant automation, SQL Server + SSIS for data integration, Qlik Sense for analytics, and Python for scripting. Office and collaboration tools run on Microsoft platforms.
Höganäs, Halmstad, Sweden. The company operates in 15 countries with active expansion in China and Asia-Pacific regions.
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