2020

Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems in the US had been providing advanced tools for a leading automotive company since almost a decade, securing an efficient assembly line. The offer also included a complete service and maintenance solution.

When Hyundai Motor in Piracicaba, Brazil, wanted to find a highly reliable and energy efficient compressed air solution they turned to Atlas Copco. By installing four flexible Variable Speed Drive (VSD) screw compressors, Hyundai managed to improve their performance and production volume.

Rice producer S.P. in Italy uses CO2 to eliminate insects in their production process to guarantee product quality. Using an innovative solution powered by an Atlas Copco booster, up to 80% of the CO2 is recovered and reused.

The Peter Wallenberg Marketing and Sales Award in 2020 goes to the Semiconductor Division Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) sales team for developing a marketing and sales strategy around the EUV tool support package. Extreme Ultra Violet Lithography (EUVL) is required for the next generation semiconductor chip manufacture.

When producing semiconductors, you need a stable supply of nitrogen. This gas is highly explosive and the machines must not be contaminated. When a leading South Korean education center dedicated to semiconductor production experienced two severe explosions, they decided to replace their machines.

Sometimes lab tests are not enough. To verify the durability and quality of new portable compressor models, Atlas Copco brings them up in the mountains for some spectacular high-altitude tests.

By switching from lobe air blowers to Atlas Copco VSD rotary screw blowers, Scottish Nigg Wastewater Treatment Works achieved uninterrupted operation and saved up to 25% of its energy costs.

Manchester-based brick maker Wienerberger Ltd experienced significant savings in energy costs after a compressed air and vacuum systems upgrade, along with reduced CO2 emissions and production downtime.

A pilot of rail freight between Atlas Copco’s industrial vacuum production facility in Germany to its counterpart in China shows that rail transports balance costs, speed and sustainability better than air and ocean freight.

The fifth generation mobile networks will revolutionize industrial production. One of Atlas Copco’s factories in Antwerp, Belgium, and the integration lab in Sickla, Sweden, are testing 5G network technology to speed up the global shift to smart manufacturing.

In a digital world where protection of the environment is crucial, first-class industrial gas abatement systems are needed more than ever. Edwards has long been a world leader in the development and manufacture of vacuum products and abatement solutions.

Yanzhong Beverage, a leading Shanghai-based bottled water producer, chose to install an Atlas Copco oil-free compressor to ensure that every bubble in its popular drink is safe and healthy.

By using new Atlas Copco equipment for compressed air and gas, the Swedish mining company LKAB Mekaniska has lowered energy costs and carbon emissions, improved the work environment, and increased reliability in operations.

Atlas Copco is part of the “Wallenberg Ecosystem”, set up to push scientific boundaries. The dividends we generate contribute to a flow where billions of SEK are granted to research and education, resulting in new insights for the benefit of people, industrial development and for the betterment of Sweden.