Peder Wik

- There is great potential for personal development here at Huddig. That's a lot of what makes me feel so good here. I think my journey is a good example of the potential that exists. That it is actually possible to take a step from one position to a completely different one. I also like the atmosphere here and that I have such good colleagues," he says.

Peder ended up at Huddig because he was offered the opportunity to study the fourth year of Bromangymnasiet's Industrial Technology Program (HIT), where you practice four days a week at a technology company.

- I was told that Huddig was looking for a good CNC operator. Since that was what I was training for, I chose Huddig in the first place and so I got it.

After the internship, he was offered to continue working for the company.
- I worked as a CNC operator until 2014. Then I had to move up to the design department instead, because resources were needed there and I had drawn a bit before. I did a bit of both for a while, but now it's 100 percent construction," he says.

Peder switched jobs because he wanted new challenges.
- I got to a point where I felt my development had stopped. I had gotten into the job as a CNC operator and learned how to run all the jobs. Sometimes new things came in and then it was fun. But it happened too rarely. Here in construction, hardly a day goes by without me learning something new.

Today, there are nine permanent designers at Huddig and the group works very multifunctionally.

- I think that is positive. It's not one engineer running hydraulics, one running sheet metal and so on. Of course, we have our specialties. But it's still very mixed. For example, I mostly do sheet metal and welded structures. But I also work with hydraulics. I've also done electronics in the form of the 90-volt battery for Tigon," says Peder.

The biggest challenge, he says, is fitting it into the existing framework.

- Our machine is already so complex and consists of many components in a small volume.

"Bringing in a new component can be a huge challenge, because it's already a very crowded area physically. You might have to move five other components first to optimize the space," he says.

Another challenge that most people working in product development probably face is finding a simple and cost-effective solution to an advanced problem.
- To do this, a designer must be able to attack the problem from many different angles independently of each other.

If you want to become a designer, Peder believes that interest is an important part.

- I don't have the academic training that many other designers have. But I have a genuine interest and I've had that right from the start. Perhaps not specifically for excavator loader and construction machinery, but for cars, engines and machines in general. I already know what a diesel engine is. I know exactly how it works. It has made things a lot easier," he says.

And even in their spare time, engines and cars are the order of the day.

- I like American cars. Right now I have a 1969 Chevy Camaro that will be my focus for a while. It's in original condition right now, but it's not going to stay that way. I also enjoy drag racing. Have driven a little bit at a low hobby level and usually travel and watch races. The idea is to get the car out on a track too. But before that, a lot of work is needed," he concludes.