CEO DIARIES
Åkerströms
understands heavy industries, giving it an edge over its competition.
There are also macro challenges: cost pressure, supply chain complexity and the need to meet sustainability goals while keeping production resilient. But I’m optimistic. The industry has a strong track record of engineering its way forward. If we stay close to customers, keep safety at the centre and make
digitalisation practical rather than complicated, we will see real progress – both in productivity and in protecting people.
ABOUT ÅKERSTRÖMS
Åkerströms is a small company with a large assignment. For more than 100 years, the company has stood for exceptional service and customer care. It develops products and services adapted to meet both current and future needs. It offers its customers control and safety in their workplace thanks to its safe and robust remote control systems. The company’s aim is to nurture and develop the trust it has built up with our customers over the years. Åkerströms strongly believes that creativity is the bridge to
groundbreaking innovations. After more than 100 years, this has proven to be an important part of its offering. It applies to every product and every service, where sustainability, reliability and safety are essential for both productivity and people’s lives. Åkerströms believes that the competence it offers in remote control and digital services for industrial processes in the long run will be the difference between operational uptime and downtime and between incidents and accidents. This is what it offers every customer regardless of size, industry or application. It has given Åkerströms its position in the market, so it’s a promise the company can make.
Are there any projects or initiatives that your company is working on that you’re excited about? What excites me most right now is how Åkerströms is combining robust radio control with connected services to raise the level of safety and operational control in a very practical way. One clear example is the continued development and
rollout of Access_Ctrl – our connected services offering for access management and logging production data. In many industrial environments, the challenge isn’t only the equipment; it’s ensuring that the right person uses it in the right way, every time. Access_Ctrl helps customers manage authorisations and create visibility around operation and checks, with the aim of increasing personal safety and reducing costly downtime. I see this as a major step forward for the industry: it supports a stronger safety culture by making routines easier to follow and by preventing unauthorised use. As a new CEO, I’m also excited about internal
initiatives: sharpening our customer focus, collaborating even more closely within the Allgon Group and developing how we bring products and services to market globally. Åkerströms has a long legacy of innovation – going back to our early wireless development – and my ambition is to honour that history by ensuring our next steps are just as relevant for the workplaces of tomorrow.
18 | May/June 2026 |
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