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Improving the lives of people everywhere

November 25, 2015

Where are Atlas Copco’s customers?  And where are the end users?

Bubble curtain of Atlas Copco Rental protects marine life

November 3, 2015

During the building of offshore wind turbines a lot of noise is produced under water, which is harmful for submarine life.

Guaranteed safety during mercury decontamination procedure

October 12, 2015

Atlas Copco Rental and Mourik remove mercury deposition from naphtha cracker Olefins 4 at SABIC plant in Geleen, The Netherlands.

Investing in innovation

September 10, 2015

Atlas Copco’s President and CEO Ronnie Leten explains how the continued importance of innovation touches every aspect of the company.

Atlas Copco compressors play vital role in London Underground’s largest upgrade project

September 9, 2015

Compressors from Atlas Copco are playing a vital role in the £500 million upgrade of London’s Tottenham Court Road underground station.

An Indian role model

September 8, 2015

It isn’t easy to build a new manufacturing plant in India, let alone one that meets the highest standards for environmental excellence and lean manufacturing.

Award highlights safety and health initiatives around the Group

July 10, 2015

Safety and health are top priorities throughout Atlas Copco, and best practices from the Group were announced January 12 with the annual Safety and Health Award.

The innovation of simplicity

July 10, 2015

Successful companies bring innovative products that contribute to the productivity of their customers.

Atlas Copco’s history safely stored in giant Swedish vault

July 10, 2015

During Atlas Copco’s 143-year long history, countless products have been invented and then disappeared.

Construction tools’ factory in Bulgaria just got smarter

July 10, 2015

After six months of preparations the Construction Tools’ factory in Ruse, Bulgaria, is now producing reversible plate compactors like never before.

The power of quality

July 9, 2015

A plan to safeguard electricity power lines in south-west Sweden is placing high demands on construction equipment such as generators and pumps – and contractor Skanska is leaving nothing to chance.

Atlas Copco oil-free equipment and quality service support growing graphic arts company

June 29, 2015

Lidergraf, a successful Portuguese graphic arts company, uses Atlas Copco compressed air, blower and vacuum solutions.

Critical compressor overhaul successfully completed in nine-day maintenance marathon

June 29, 2015

Atlas Copco’s ZH compressor plays a critical role at the Solvay hydrogen peroxide factory in Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal.

Atlas Copco’s Variable Speed Drive technology consumes 25% less power at Brucha’s Austrian facility

June 29, 2015

At Brucha’s 80,000-square-meter plant in Michelhausen in Lower Austria, four Atlas Copco GA oil-injected screw compressors with variable speed drive technology are using 25% less power to supply the company’s four production halls with the required volume of compressed air to meet their production needs

Atlas Copco delivers compressed air solutions to Oman Cement Company

June 26, 2015

Oman Cement Company SAOG (OCC) is one of the pioneering cement manufacturers in the Middle East and the largest in Oman.

Atlas Copco’s new compressor concept saves tire manufacturer around EUR 300 000 a year

June 26, 2015

At the Michelin plant in Homburg, Germany, an oil-free variable speed drive ZR air compressor from Atlas Copco is at the core of a new compressor concept that has already saved the company a six-figure sum in energy costs over the first year.

26 Dutch trams to be upgraded with Atlas Copco oil-free compressors

June 25, 2015

Atlas Copco’s Railway Competence Center will soon deliver the first of 26 SFR 5 kW oil-free compressors with integrated maintenance-free dryers, including 150 liter air tanks, to Vossloh-Kiepe in Germany, which is upgrading the BRU’s tram system in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Come fly with me

June 23, 2015

Airbus is producing a range of revolutionary long-range aircraft that are lighter and substantially more fuel efficient than anything to come before.

Atlas Copco Rental steps in to assist with final clean-up at Russell City Energy Center

June 11, 2015

The new Russell City Energy Center (RCEC) occupies a 14.7 acre site in Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA.

Confronting excess capacity

June 10, 2015

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd, China’s leading domestic cement producer, prepares for intense competition and slowing national economic growth.

Tunnel vision

June 10, 2015

A tunnel project in the Ruhr region of Germany is helping to restore a natural river system that has long been used for wastewater.

After the quake

June 10, 2015

More than 10 years after an earthquake damaged the Alaska Way Viaduct in Seattle, Washington, J. Harper Contractors removed the structure with some massive technology.

In the pipeline

June 9, 2015

A Hungarian pipeline construction company receives a complete solution for testing and cleaning.

Powerful ground

June 9, 2015

Sweden’s SydVästlänken will contain the world’s longest underground cable for high-voltage power transmission.

Commitment around the clock

June 8, 2015

Achieving service excellence and customer loyalty comes down to having the right people with the right attitude.

Nation recreation

June 5, 2015

Atlas Copco is participating in the task of rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan, supplying equipment, knowledge and its network of contacts to the effort.

A deeper path between the seas

June 5, 2015

The Panama Canal has served the world well for the past century, but today’s larger ships require a wider, deeper passageway.

Centers of knowledge

June 5, 2015

Training provides employees with new skills and knowledge, empowering them to set and achieve ever-higher productivity goals for themselves and their organizations.

Inventive minds

June 2, 2015

Achieve brought four Atlas Copco R&D experts together to discuss what contributes to the Group’s innovative culture, and what it takes for an idea to become a market success.

Meet the Atlas Copco innovators

June 1, 2015

Innovation has always been one of the core values of Atlas Copco. Meet five employees who are making significant contributions to innovation.

A river restored

June 1, 2015

Powerful hydraulic breakers, supported by reliable air compressors, quickly removed two obsolete low-head concrete dams in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Olympic construction

May 28, 2015

The Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will house the arenas for 14 Olympic sports and nine Paralympic sports.