Atlas Copco Portable Compressors Receive Red Dot Product Design Award 2006.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Atlas Copco's range of HardHat hard·hat or hard-hat n. 1. a. A lightweight protective helmet, usually of metal or reinforced plastic, worn by workers in industrial settings. b. Informal A construction worker. 2. (TM) portable compressors has been distinguished with the renowned red dot award for outstanding product design. Since 1955, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany, has been marking outstanding international product design with its famous "red dot". With over 2 000 submissions from 41 different countries this year, the 'red dot award: product design 2006' ranks among the largest design competitions worldwide. Red dot is a distinction that pays tribute to Atlas Copco's innovative drive, and to the high quality standards of the HardHat(TM) compressors. "The innovative design of the HardHat(TM) portable compressors benefits customers with a lower cost of ownership and a higher resale value," says Bengt Kvarnback, Business Area President, Atlas Copco Atlas Copco is a Swedish industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tooling and equipment. The Atlas Copco Group, founded already in 1873, is a global industrial group of companies headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Compressor compressor, machine that decreases the volume of air or other gas by the application of pressure. Compressor types range from the simple hand pump and the piston-equipped compressor used to inflate tires to machines that use a rotating, bladed element to achieve Technique. Atlas Copco's HardHat(TM) compressors provide a reliable source of compressed air compressed air, air whose volume has been decreased by the application of pressure. Air is compressed by various devices, including the simple hand pump and the reciprocating, rotary, centrifugal, and axial-flow compressors. to drive pneumatic tools pneumatic tool (n  măt`ĭk), instrument activated by air pressure. Pneumatic tools are designed around three basic devices: the air cylinder, the vane motor, and the sprayer. such as chipping hammers and jackhammers. Produced in a UN-approved and recyclable re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. material, the hard, corrosion-free housing is what gives the HardHat(TM) its lower cost of ownership and higher resale value. Furthermore, keeping an unblemished appearance in the harsh environments where portable compressors can be operated supports the modern image of the companies who use them. To the editor: More information on Red dot can be found on www.red-dot.de. For an image, see www.atlascopco.com/photo and enter HardHat in the search box. Atlas Copco is a world leading provider of industrial productivity solutions. The products and services range from compressed air and gas equipment, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools and assembly systems, to related aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. and rental. In close cooperation with customers and business partners, and with more than 130 years of experience, Atlas Copco innovates for superior productivity. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the Group's global reach spans more than 150 markets. In 2005, Atlas Copco had 27 000 employees and revenues of BSEK 53. Learn more on www.atlascopco.com. Portable Air is a division within the business area Compressor Technique of the Atlas Copco Group with the main production center located in Antwerp, Belgium. The division develops, manufactures and markets worldwide a vast range of portable oil-injected and oil-free air compressors, and portable and stationary gensets for prime or standby power Standby power, also called Vampire power, refers to the electric power consumed by electronic appliances in a standby mode. A very common "electricity vampire" is a power adaptor built on a plug with no power switch. to the construction and general industry. The division's products and services are offered under several brands. The division also serves customers in selected geographic markets and industry segments with temporary air and power rental solutions. More information is available on www.atlascopco.com This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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