Atlas Copco (Copco from Compagnie Pneumatique Commerciale) is a Swedish multinational industrial company that was founded in .[7] It manufactures industrial tools and equipment.
The Atlas Copco Group is a global industrial group of companies headquartered in Nacka, Sweden. In , global revenues totaled kr 104 billion, and by the end of that year, the company employed about 38,774 people. The firm's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange and both 'A' and 'B' classes form part of the benchmark OMXS30 index.
Atlas Copco companies develop, manufacture, service, and rent industrial tools, air compressors (of which it is the world's leading producer),[8] construction and assembly systems. The Group operates in four areas: Compressor Technology, Vacuum Technology, Power Technology and Industrial Technology.[9]
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AB Atlas, as it was previously named, was founded by Edvard Fränckel, who was a Swedish industrialist, politician and senior official at the Swedish State Railways. The company was established along with Andre O. Wallenberg, Johan W. Arnberg, Carl G. Cervin and Fredrik Didro.
In its inauguration phase, Atlas dealt with the manufacturing, purchasing and selling of material for railway construction and operations. After the recession in the s, Atlas diversified its products and branched off into locomotives, central heating and tool machinery. In , Atlas began developing their first air compressors and established itself as a compressor manufacturer. As older production branches started phasing out, Atlas teamed up with Diesel Motors in , and the new company, Atlas Diesel, emerged with two primary divisions: diesel engines and compressor air products.[10]
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The Atlas Diesel merger experienced significant growth during the First World War and towards the end of the war, the export was 40&#;50 % of production. The depression years caused significant losses for the company, which led to several financial reconstructions in the s and s.
During the Second World War, manufacturing capabilities were developed. The "Swedish method" influenced the firm's pneumatic program, consisting of lightweight rock drills and drill bits with carbide tips. In , the company terminated its diesel manufacturing and the name "Atlas Diesel" was no longer pertinent. The name Atlas Copco became official in and was inspired by the Belgian subsidiary Compagnie Pneumatique Commerciale (Trading Pneumatic Company).
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The acquisition of the Belgian compressor company Arpic Engineering in , was the firm's first major international acquisition. Eventually, Arpic's plants carried out the majority of Atlas Copco's compressor production. In , the company purchased Craelius. In the s, a number of strategic acquisitions were made, including the French compressor manufacturer Mauguière. In order to strengthen their position in the United States, several strategic acquisitions were made in the airpower business, including the key purchase of Worthington Compressors.[11]
They purchased Chicago Pneumatic Tools in . In , AEG Elektrowerkzeuge was purchased, and in , Milwaukee Electric Tool was acquired. In , Milwaukee Electric Tool was sold to a Hong Kong-based manufacturer, Techtronic Industries.[12] In , Atlas Copco purchased Prime Service Corporation, which was the largest machine leasing company in the United States. The North American Rental Service Corporation was purchased in .[11]
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Tunnel drilling machine "Rocket Boomer E2C", model . The Rock Drilling is a part of Epiroc.
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Atlas Copco equipment in the construction of West Link . The construction equipment is no longer part of AC.
Since , Atlas Copco has had four main business areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique and Power Technique.[13]
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Atlas Copco's Compressor Technique area creates products such as industrial compressors, oil and gas treatment equipment, air management systems, and gas and process compressor and expanders. The products are mainly used in the manufacturing, oil, gas and process industries.[14]
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Atlas Copco's Vacuum Technique business area provides vacuum products, exhaust management systems, valves and related products mainly under the Edwards, Leybold and Atlas Copco brands. The main markets served are semiconductors, chemical processing industries, food packaging and paper handling. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, the United States, China and Japan.
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Atlas Copco's products in Industrial Technique are mainly developed for the automotive and aerospace industries, but are also used in industrial manufacturing, maintenance and vehicle service. Products manufactured include assembly systems, industrial power tools, quality assurance products and various types of software.[15]
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This area produces portable compressors, lighting towers, pumps, generators, paving equipment, compaction equipment, demolition tools and construction tools for infrastructure projects. These include civil works, road construction, gas and oil, and drilling construction projects.[16]
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Atlas Copco manufactures critical equipment components in-house and cooperates with business partners for non-critical components. Approximately 75% of the production cost of equipment represents purchased components and around 25% are internally manufactured core components, assembly costs and overhead. Equipment represents less than 64% of revenues and the manufacturing of equipment is primarily based on customer orders. Only some standard, high-volume equipment is manufactured based on projected demand.[17]
Atlas Copco has customer centres in about 71 countries and sales in about 180 countries. Sales and service are primarily direct but also channeled through alternative sales mechanisms, e.g. distributors. Sales of equipment are performed by engineers and service and maintenance are performed by technicians. Service is the responsibility of divisions in each business area. The responsibility includes the development of service products, sales and marketing, technical support, service delivery and follow-up. About 36% of revenues are generated from services (spare parts, maintenance, repairs, consumables, accessories and rental).[17]
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BeaconMedaes oxygen, vacuum, and medical air medical gas supply outlets on a ceiling at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, WyomingThe Atlas Copco Group has dozens of brands around the world, including Chicago Pneumatic for compressors and tools, Edwards for vacuums, BeaconMedeas for medical gas and SCA & Henrob for automotive assembly.[18]
Notable brands include:
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Atlas Copco's operations are organized into four business areas and more than 20 divisions. The organization has both operating units and legal units. Each operating unit has a business board. The duty of a business board is to serve as an advisory and decision-making body on strategic operational issues. It also ensures the implementation of controls and assessments. Each legal company has a legal board focusing on compliance and the legal structure of the group.[19]
In , Atlas Copco decided on a split and formed Epiroc AB which will focus on customers in the mining, infrastructure and natural resources segments. Epiroc is a fully independent company.[20]
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Atlas Copco conducts research and development in a wide range of technologies at their global research centres, where each division has its own individual area of focus and resources. Training and workshops have been rolled out in customer centres and product companies globally. The company puts its focus on growth in automation to bring more production back to the US and Europe. In , Atlas Copco acquired Isra Vision in February[21] and Perceptron in September[22] to automate more.[23] In March , Atlas Copco acquired the assets of Ceres Technologies,[24] an US-based manufacturer and designer of gas and vapour delivery equipment for the semiconductor industry.[25]
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Reinventing existing products is core to the Group&#;s operations. In the s, Atlas Copco made two key moves that transformed its compressor business to meet new demands. The first was purchasing the rights to Swedish inventor Alf Lysholm&#;s screw compressor in , a technology that greatly increased compressor capacity. The second was the acquisition of Arpic, a highly efficient Belgian compressor factory in .
After designing the company&#;s first air-cooled portable compressor in in collaboration with engineer Karl-Erik Hilfing, Iwan Åkerman relocated to Antwerp in to head up R&D at Atlas Copco&#;s new base for compressor operations.
A decade later, in the s, Atlas Copco became the first company in the world to present a transportable piston compressor supplying oil-free compressed air. A parallel breakthrough was the launch of a stationary oil-free compressor, the Z series. It was named Z because it felt like a development &#;at the end of the alphabet&#; as far as you could imagine innovation. The Z series made compressed air viable for new markets, including the textile, food, and medicine industries.
&#;Today, we are proud to be a leading force in the global energy transition, supporting emerging market trends in the shift away from fossil fuels,&#; Guy explains. &#;For instance, the electric car and battery industries rely heavily on large amounts of compressed air. Another emerging market is the maritime industry, where our low-pressure turbo and screw blowers can be used for hull lubrication to increase ship fuel efficiency. We also have a new generation of compressors rolling out to empower low-carbon utilities and are working on higher-pressure solutions for compressing hydrogen and CO2, which are poised to be a big wave of the energy transition.&#;
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