{"id":12319,"date":"2026-02-10T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/change-at-the-swedish-toolmakers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:48:20","slug":"change-at-the-swedish-toolmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/en\/change-at-the-swedish-toolmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Change at the Swedish toolmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the start of the new year, Johan Broback is the new General Manager of the Swedish tool manufacturer Pressmaster, a subsidiary of Phoenix Contact. Pressmaster primarily manufactures high-precision hand tools that are used in the professional electrical and electronic sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/media\/2026\/02\/Broback.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/media\/2026\/02\/Broback.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/media\/2026\/02\/Broback.jpg 750w, https:\/\/update.phoenixcontact.com\/media\/2026\/02\/Broback-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New General Manager at Pressmaster Sweden since January 1, 2026: Johan Broback<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Crimping, cutting, stripping &#8211; since 1976, the year Pressmaster was founded, tools have been manufactured in \u00c4lvdalen, Sweden, for anyone who wants to shorten or connect cables. The experienced manager knows the industry and sums up his job as follows: &#8220;No one can do everything, but we can all do something, and when we all work together, that&#8217;s when the magic happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>When he&#8217;s not performing magic for Pressmaster, the 60-year-old is orienteering through Swedish forests. According to his own statement, this sporting activity is widespread in his home country &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressmaster.se\/\">Pressmaster<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the start of the new year, Johan Broback is the new General Manager of the Swedish tool manufacturer Pressmaster, a subsidiary of Phoenix Contact. Pressmaster primarily manufactures high-precision hand tools that are used in the professional electrical and electronic sectors. 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