HISTORY
ALO started more than 80 years ago as a family-owned business in the heart of Sweden. Since the beginning, we have been passionate about making machines that produce sawblades. We also stay true to our originating principles: to innovate and manufacture products that set new standards.
Today we have customers in over 70 countries. Working closely with our customers, we always try to better our productions and services. We take pride in our personal, hands-on customer service.
We don’t just build machines.
We build long-lasting relations with our customers.
Read more about ALO Center’s history:
1938
Anders Lind manufactures ALO’s first setting machine for Orsa Sågbladsfabrik, 15 km north of Mora.
1952
Anders Lind builds an automatic milling machine for water taps for Mora Armatur.
1974
The company takes the name ALO Teknik. ALO stands for Anders Lind Orsa.
1975
ALO exported its first setting machine to Eberle, Germany.
1981
ALO sells its first setting machine model 181 to Kapman Veddige.
1983
ALO releases its first setting machine model 183 to SNA/Sandvik, England.
1984
ALO releases its first cut to length machine to Baten’s, France.
1985
ALO exports its first setting machine to Milford Branford, USA.
1986
ALO manufactures its first induction system for band saws for Håkansson.
1990
ALO delivers its first 185-camera system for set control.
1998
ALO delivers the first generation of 786 setters for recip/jigsaws.
1999
ALO ships its first bi-metal hardening line to Miranda, India.
2002
The first deliveries of the ALO Cube system generation one.
2004
ALO releases the world’s first fully automatic setting machine for band saw blades ALO 186-185-A.
2010
ALO opens its showroom, where the company’s most frequent machines are on display.
2012
ALO releases the next generation of band saw setting machines 184-B to the market.
2013
ALO releases the new 787 setter for recip/jigsaws.
2014
ALO delivers the first ALO 177 cut to length machine with match finder system.
2015
The first deliveries of heavy-duty band saw setter ALO 187-B.
2016
ALO Cube system second generation is released, and ALO now offers a turnkey coiling system for milling and grinding applications.
2018
ALO is celebrating its 80th Anniversary!
2019
We broke records in terms of sales. Really good starting point for 2020.
2020
Digitalization took off. Corona accelerated us into Teams and ALOG.
2021
Still affected by disruptions in global supply and production chains due to the corona pandemic, but still a good year in terms of sales.
2022
Steady positive development of our turnover.
2023
Expanding our production with a powder coating plant and a press brake.