Courage, innovation and competence behind the machining round the clock at RIVAL

Around the clock, RIVAL’s Mazak FH 8800 machines components to important customers in the defence industry. An innovative mindset and courage to invest has given rise to a very successful project.

Ida is a happy employee at RIVAL

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33-year-old Ida Marie Andersen has worked at RIVAL for three years. It wasn’t in the cards that she was going to work at a machine company. However, she is happy that she ended up at RIVAL.

RIVAL prioritises strong partnerships

Mutually committing partnerships lead the way to success. That’s the attitude at RIVAL. “We don’t sign contracts to bind one another – instead, partnerships bind us together,” sales director Christian Aarup says.

Valuable collaboration with BILA

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Competent feedback on solution methods and tolerances through dialogue with experienced industrial technicians, who know, what they are talking about. That is what BILA wanted, and that is what they got in their collaboration with RIVAL.

The ISO auditor commends RIVAL’s work

In mid-august, DNV GL carried out an ISO audit at RIVAL. The company is now for the ninth time certified in accordance with ISO 9001, which meets the expectations of RIVAL’s chairman of the bord.

A Saturday at the Danish defence

On a Saturday in August, 30 employees from RIVAL travelled by bus to the Danish defence in Oksbøl to look at PIRANHA 5 and EAGLE 5 vehicles, which RIVAL produces components to.

RIVAL continues to invest in new equipment

Over the last 12 months, RIVAL has bought three new DMG MORI high-end production machines. Latest, DMG MOR’s “Milling Beast”, the DMU 75 monoBLOCK, has landed at RIVAL.

3D measurement machine is now a standard part of RIVAL’s quality control

RIVAL’s measurement machine was originally considered as a necessary evil. Today, it is indispensable to both the employees at RIVAL and to the customer’s quality crew.

RIVAL invests more than 5 million DKK in new production equipment

RIVAL’s new 17 tons DMG MORI NTX 2500 machine works with extreme stability and precision. It works around the clock unmanned with the KUKA robot from QRS.

You have to get up early if you want to keep up with RIVAL’s production manager

Have a look into a normal workweek and the very varied workdays for RIVAL’s production manager Søren Djursland. He always aims to ensure RIVAL's customers top quality components delivered at the agreed time, and he makes sure that the employees have the best possible working conditions.

Mr RIVAL retires

Benny Sørensen has chosen to retire after 35 years at RIVAL. He started at RIVAL as a machine operator and since then, he has held many positions at the company with great care.

The current status at RIVAL

We have to fight the current situation together just like the rest of Denmark and the rest of the world. At RIVAL, we appreciate that the Danish politicians have been proactive and have made some very important decisions during a very critical time.