Atlas Copco (Copco from Compagnie Pneumatique Commerciale) is a Swedish multinational industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment.
The Atlas Copco Group is a global industrial group of companies headquartered in Nacka, Sweden.
Atlas Copco companies develop, manufacture, service, and rent industrial tools, air compressors (of which it is the world’s leading producer), construction and assembly systems. The Group operates in four areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Power Technique and Industrial Technique.
Business areas
From 2017, Atlas Copco has four main business areas: Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique and Power Technique.[12] They all focus on the design, manufacturing and marketing of a large range of products for different industry segments.
Compressor Technique
Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique area creates products such as industrial compressors and vacuum solutions, oil and gas treatment equipment, air management systems, and gas and process compressor/expanders. The products are mainly used in the manufacturing, oil, gas and process industries. Their compressor solutions are used in ships, trains and hospitals, and in other facilities and applications. Their main market competitors in this area are Ingersoll-Rand, Kaeser, Kobelco, Hitachi, Gardner Denver, Cameron, Sullair, and Parker Hannifin.
Vacuum Technique
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 semiconductor and scientific as well as a wide range of industrial segments including chemical process industries, food packaging and paper handling. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, United States, China and Japan.
Industrial Technique
Atlas Copco’s products in Industrial Technique are mainly developed for the automotive and aerospace industries, but are also used in industrial manufacturing and maintenance and vehicle service. Products manufactured include assembly systems, industrial power tools, quality assurance products and various types of software. Their main competitors in this area are Apex Tool Group, Ingersoll-Rand, Stanley Black & Decker, Uryu and Bosch.
Power Technique
This area produces portable compressors, lighting towers, pumps and generators, paving equipment, compaction equipment, demolition tools and construction tools for a wide variety of infrastructure projects. These include civil works, road construction, gas and oil, and drilling construction projects. The company’s main competitors in this area include Doosan Infracore, Kaeser, Sullair, Volvo, Caterpillar and Wirtgen.
Operations
Manufacturing
Atlas Copco manufactures critical equipment components in-house and co-operates 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 and only some standard, high volume equipment is manufactured based on projected demand.
Distribution
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 is performed by engineers and service and maintenance are performed by technicians. Service is the responsibility of divisions in each business area. The responsibility includes development of service products, sales and marketing, technical support, service delivery and follow-up. About 36% of revenues are generated from service (spare parts, maintenance, repairs, consumables, accessories, and rental).
Brands
The Atlas Copco Group has dozens of brands around the world, including Chicago Pneumatic for compressors and tools, Edwards for vacuum, BeaconMedeas for medical gas solutions, and SCA & Henrob for automotive assembly solutions. BeaconMedaes oxygen, vacuum, and medical air medical gas supply outlets on a ceiling at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming.
- ABAC
- AGRE Kompressoren
- ALUP Kompressoren
- American Pneumatic Tools (APT)
- BeaconMedæs
- Capitol
- Ceccato Aria Compressa
- Chicago Pneumatic
- Cirmac
- Creemers Compressors
- CSK
- Desoutter Tools
- Dekker Vacuum Technologies
- Edwards (vacuum)
- Ekomak
- Eurochiller
- Fiac Air Compressors
- Fuji Air Tools
- Gamma Vacuum
- Gazcon
- Gesan
- GrassAir Compressoren
- Greenfield
- Guangzhou Linghein Compressor Co.
- Henrob
- Houston Service Industries (HSi)
- Intermech
- Innovative Vacuum Solutions (IVS)
- Leybold GmbH
- Liuzhou Tech Machinery Co.
- Lutos
- Mafi-Trench Company
- Mark Compressors
- Mauguière
- Perfora
- Pneumatech
- Pneumatech Medical Gas Solutions
- Precision Plus
- Puska Aire Comprimido
- Quincy Compressor
- QUISS GmbH
- Rand-Air
- Rodcraft
- SCA
- Seti-Tec Line
- Shanghai Bolaite Compressor Co.
- Shenyang
- Varisco
- Worthington Creyssensac
- Wuxi Shengda Air/Gas Purity Equipment Co.
- Walker Filtration