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RIVAL A/S

RIVAL manufactures complex machined components and customer-designed mechanical systems at Svejstrup near Skanderborg. Its work spans CNC turning, five-axis and large-format milling, prototypes, series production, assembly and repair for industrial, energy, marine and defence applications. The company also produces custom airfoil models for wind-tunnel testing and manages production development, subcontracted finishing, testing and documentation.

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  • Svejstrupvej 23, 8660 Skanderborg, DenmarkSupported by Company profile
  • CNC and large-format machiningSupported by rival.dk
  • ISO 9001:2015Supported by Public evidence

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Capabilities

DMU 200 Gantry being delivered to Rival’s Svejstrup factory.

CNC and large-format machining

Turning, multitask machining and five-axis milling of complex customer-designed components.

  • Rival-specific equipment includes DMU 200 Gantry, DMU 60 eVo, DMU 65/75 and robot-tended CLX 450 TC cells.
  • Materials include aluminium, cast iron, steel and stainless steel.
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KUKA robot tending a Rival CLX machining cell for series production.

Prototypes, series and kits

Flexible production from one-off parts and trial batches to recurring series and sets of complementary components.

  • Component sets coordinate complementary parts for assembly; framework agreements can specify documentation, delivery quantities and timing.
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Rival operator working beside a large metal component in the project production area.

Production engineering and complete projects

Manufacturability support, project coordination, assembly and agreed functional tests with traceable documentation.

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Rival technician assembling pressure tubing in an airfoil model.

Wind-tunnel airfoil models

Custom airfoil sections with pressure measurement passages, controlled surfaces and dimensional reports.

  • Pressure holes of 0.4 mm connect to urethane tubing.
  • Hand-finished surfaces, dimensional reports and protective transport cases accompany the custom profiles.
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Repair and replacement components

Machining and restoration of critical industrial and marine parts, with subcontracted finishing managed as required.

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Services

CNC turning and multitask machining

Price on request

Turning and combined machining of custom components.

Custom airfoil model manufacture

Price on request

Machined and assembled models for aerodynamic testing.

Five-axis and large-format milling

Price on request

Milling of complex geometries and large components.

Industrial component repair and replacement machining

Price on request

Restoration and manufacture of parts for equipment maintenance.

Managed component production projects

Price on request

Project responsibility from production preparation to tested delivery.

Managed subcontract finishing and specialist processes

Price on request

External processes coordinated within a component delivery.

Mechanical assembly and functional testing

Price on request

Assembly of customer-designed components and mechanical systems.

Production engineering and manufacturability support

Price on request

Practical development of machining methods with the customer.

Prototype and one-off machining

Price on request

Custom machining of non-standard parts and trial components.

Service area
International

Series production and scheduled deliveries

Price on request

Recurring machining under project or framework agreements.

Customer cases and selected work

Kongsberg remote weapon station on a vehicle, illustrating the end application of Rival’s machined components.

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace

Component sets for Kongsberg RWS

Critical components produced in complete sets for Kongsberg remote weapon stations, using DMU 75 setup work and automated DMU 65 production, with dimensional, material-certificate and subcontractor documentation.

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Leopard 2 tank shown as end-application context for the KMW project; photograph credited to Ritzau Scanpix.

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann

Leopard 2 smoke-launcher system production

Production of components for the Leopard 2 smoke-launcher system for Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, using machining centres and agreed quality and delivery controls.

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Rival staff examining a drawing and measurement tool in the BILA machining case.

BILA

Large CNC-machine components for BILA

In 2020 Rival machined tonne-scale components for a CNC machine used in a BILA wind-industry project. Joint process and tolerance discussions supported the required functionality.

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Ciego Plast and Rival project team beside installed workshop equipment in Cuba.

Ciego Plast

Moulds, installation and training in Cuba

Two Ø1,200 mm moulds and a used CNC machine delivered and installed for Ciego Plast in Cuba, with operator training. The earlier 2010 delivery comprised 28 flange-production moulds from Ø200 to Ø1,000 mm.

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Rival representative reviewing paperwork for the Wärtsilä after-sales component deliveries.

Wärtsilä

Urgent marine replacement components

Replacement gearbox components, transition flanges and sleeves machined for Wärtsilä-supported vessels across several countries in the historical after-sales engagement.

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Rival technician working on the yellow pipe-handling assembly in the NOV project.

National Oilwell Varco

Tested pipe-handling equipment for NOV

The historical project comprised ten pieces of topside pipe-handling equipment, functional and pressure tests using a dedicated test installation, and extensive per-unit documentation for delivery to Norway.

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Aarhus University representative beside the Mars-atmosphere test tank.

Aarhus University

Components for a Mars-atmosphere test tank

Cooling plates and a shaft developed and manufactured for Aarhus University’s Mars-environment test tank, with modifications to wind-generating units supplied by another vendor.

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Pump housings examined during the Rival and Grundfos production-development project.

Grundfos

Pump-housing production development

Rival helped develop and prepare machining of aluminium pump housings for Grundfos production in Serbia. The historical project included transfer of manufacturing knowledge and responsibility for machine, tooling and programme commissioning.

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Grundfos premises illustrating the customer in Rival’s tool-repair case.

Grundfos

Urgent die-casting tool repair

A large die-casting tool machined without disassembly during a historical Grundfos maintenance job; Rival’s part of the repair was completed within 24 hours on that occasion.

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Dimensional inspection equipment and technical discussion in the Johnson Controls case.

Johnson Controls

Profile milling for screw-compressor components

A profile-milling method developed on a Mazak Integrex for a screw-compressor component, with two production series delivered and dimensional reports approved before dispatch.

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Carletti factory equipment and staff illustrating the customer’s production environment.

Carletti

Chocolate-roller refurbishment and tooling

Rival dismantled, cleaned and pressure-tested production rollers in an urgent historical repair, and subsequently helped develop tools including a patterned chocolate stamp.

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Large machined crane wire drum in Rival’s Munck Cranes case.

Munck Cranes

Machining fourteen crane wire drums

Rival sourced material and machined fourteen wire drums in different sizes for Norwegian cranes, meeting the agreed delivery, quality and documentation requirements.

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Handling a large crane component at Rival during the Konecranes engagement.

Konecranes

Shaft and bearing-seat work for a harbour crane

Rival repaired shaft bearing seats and manufactured shafts during renovation of a coal crane at Ensted Harbour. The engagement included inspection dialogue and responsibility for component finishing.

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Machining a large offshore component in Rival’s Vetco Gray case.

Vetco Gray

Offshore replacement parts and nipple call-offs

Urgent offshore replacement parts machined for Vetco Gray, with oil-equipment nipples manufactured in advance for call-off to its Esbjerg stock.

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Rival technicians working on a large wind-turbine gearbox housing for DMP Mølleservice.

DMP Mølleservice

Large-component machining for gearbox refurbishment

Rival supported DMP’s wind-turbine gearbox refurbishment with machining of components larger than DMP could handle internally, including urgent repair work.

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Publisher’s rendering of the LORC nacelle test bench, showing the end-project context rather than Rival’s individual steel plates.

R&D

Foundation plates for the LORC nacelle test bench

Rival machined large steel plates and coordinated subcontract welding, annealing and finishing for R&D’s LORC test-bench project. R&D was the customer; LORC was the end project.

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Rival representative beside a machining centre in the Svendborg Brakes case.

Svendborg Brakes

Series machining of brake housings and calipers

Brake housings and calipers supplied under a framework agreement following trial series, with measurement reports and certificates; the collaboration also included advice on a new piston surface.

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Aarsleff workers illustrating the customer’s construction-site context.

Per Aarsleff

Repair of a six-tonne pile-driving weight

A damaged six-tonne pile-driving weight bored and fitted with a replacement plug for Per Aarsleff; the specified 1/200 mm fitting precision applied to this repair.

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Rival operator inspecting a brake component in the BIRN project.

Vald. Birn

Brake-component machining for BIRN

The first approximately 700 brake components machined for Vald. Birn in a capacity-support project for Scania trucks; BIRN retained responsibility for the customer relationship and casting supply.

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Dan-Web and Rival representatives discussing their production collaboration.

Dan-Web Machinery

Former-head parts for an airlaid production line

Former-head components produced for a new Dan-Web line destined for the United States, with joint review of manufacturing methods and construction improvements.

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Robot-tended machining cell used in Rival’s anonymous robot-industry customer project.

Automated machining for an unnamed robot manufacturer

Three identical robot-tended CLX 450 TC setups supported repeat component production for an unnamed robot-industry customer; QRS supplied the robot cells.

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Wärtsilä personnel beside vessels, providing marine-service context for the piston-rod case.

Wärtsilä

Piston rod for a damaged supply vessel

A replacement piston rod machined from customer-supplied material for a Wärtsilä-supported supply vessel after a collision. The historical job took three days, followed by special transport to Szczecin, Poland, for installation and return to service.

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Personnel examining machined components in the R&D collaboration account.

R&D

Production engineering for R&D development projects

Production-method reviews and design feedback supported R&D’s component development, with prototype and trial-series experience informing joint optimization with the end customers.

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Operator working beside the QRS KUKA robot and machining centre in the Stryker production setup.

Robot-assisted production setup for Stryker components

An NTX 2500 and QRS KUKA cell prepared for an unnamed customer’s Stryker-vehicle components, consolidating two turning and two milling operations into one setup. A forecast to halve production time was not an achieved result.

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Armoured vehicle illustrating the defence application; it does not identify the delivered components or contracting customer.

Complete tank-component supply

Advanced tank components supplied with project responsibility for machining, subcontracted treatment, certified materials, welding and development support. The contracting customer and vehicle programme are undisclosed.

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Component review beside machining equipment in the subsea-development account.

Subsea component development and manufacture

Machining methods, tooling and tolerances refined in an ongoing development and production collaboration with an unnamed oil-and-gas equipment supplier, supported by its purchasing director’s account of the work.

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Production discussion accompanying the confidential wind-development account.

Manufacturability support for confidential wind-turbine development

Production-method and drawing reviews for an unnamed wind-turbine manufacturer’s confidential development project, including assessment of changing tolerances and construction requirements; final project completion is unspecified.

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Subsea locking mechanisms for an unnamed Norwegian customer

Rival manufactured large locking bolts and complete locking mechanisms for subsea mounting frames, with design feedback and documentation. Statoil was the end customer, reached through a Norwegian supplier.

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Certifications and standards

  • ISO 9001:2015

    DNV certificate 117334-2012-AQ-DEN-DANAK covers sales, production and assembly of customer-designed mechanical components and systems at Svejstrupvej 23. Valid 28 June 2024 to 27 June 2027.

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  • ISO 3834-2:2021

    DNV certificate C611261 Rev 0.0 covers welding operations for general steel and metal constructions, machinery and other equipment at Svejstrupvej 23-25. Valid 24 November 2023 to 24 November 2028. Specific welding activities are defined by the certificate appendix.

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Credentials and recognition

  • CenSec

    CenSec defence-industry network membership supported subcontractor collaboration in the historical tank-component supply account.

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Company

Company size
51-200 employees

Location

  • Skanderborg: Svejstrupvej 23, 8660 Skanderborg, Denmark
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Works with

Industries
Industrial machinery, Energy, Marine, Defence

Applications

Customer-designed mechanical components, Mechanical systems, Wind-tunnel test models

Materials

Aluminium, Cast iron, Steel, Stainless steel

Processes

CNC turning, CNC milling, Five-axis machining, Mechanical assembly

Technical details

Main production materials
Aluminium, cast iron, steel and stainless steel
Manufacturing traceability
Material certificates, tools and machining programmes retained for component traceability
2025 workforce
65 full-time equivalents at Rival’s single Danish site

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