NEWS: Prodaptor and KELK signs cooperation agreement

The Swedish company Prodaptor AB and the Canadian company Vishay Precision Group Canada ULC (known as KELK) have signed an agreement for cooperation in the north part of Europe.

Prodaptor is now the official representative for KELK products in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. The agreement incorporates all KELK products such as load cells for roll force and strip tension and optical measurement systems for width, crop optimization, plate outline, speed, and length for metal rolling mills, particularly steel, aluminum and mining industries.

“We are very proud to be given the trust to represent KELK, a responsible company supplying reliable products with the best performance and life-time economy” says Prodaptors CEO Dr Pär Kierkegaard and continues: “We believe this will be a long-lasting cooperation where we together strive to provide the most optimal solutions to the metal producers”.

“For many years KELK has been helping reduce production cost and improve yield in rolling mills around the world and we continue to stand for precision and quality. With Prodaptors’ technical expertise and local network in Scandinavian region, we are confident that we can expand our capability to bring solutions to rolling mills in the region and are very excited about our cooperation,”, says Hiro Kitagawa, VP Sales and Marketing, Vishay Precision Group Canada ULC.

About KELK

KELK designs and manufacture measurement equipment in steel and metal industry. KELK is well established, a Canadian company who has supplied precision equipment since the early 50's and is recognized for the highest accuracy and reliability in the market. The measurement systems are based on optical methods and strain gage load cells.

About Prodaptor

Prodaptor provides measurement solutions and consulting services for the process industry. The services include assistance to find solutions to challenging measurement tasks as well as development and integration of measurement solutions. Prodaptor can give support from project start to finish as sounding board or project leadership.

The solutions include systems, software and knowledge from partner companies which are established, innovative and leaders in their fields.

Prodaptor is active in the northern European countries Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway.