Sandvik conducts operations within three core areas - Sandvik Tooling, Sandvik Mining and Construction, Sandvik Materials Technology - with responsibility for research and development (R&D), production and sales of their respective products. Sandvik Tooling produced tools and tooling systems for metal cutting, as well as blanks and components in cemented carbide. Sandvik Mining and Construction develops, manufactures and markets rock-excavation equipment, tools and services for mining and civil engineering. Sandvik Materials Technology produces products made of stainless and high-alloy steel, special metals and resistance materials as well as process systems.