Atlas Copco inaugurates 2nd compressor unit in India

Atlas Copco has inaugurated its new compressor manufacturing plant at Pune, in the presence of Horst Wasel, President, Quality Air Division. Also present were Filip Vandenberghe, Managing Director, Atlas Copco(India) Ltd. and Rudy Verstrepen, Vice President, Compressor Technique Operations.Atlas Copco also celebrates 140 years of industrial excellence with a range of activities in more than 90 countries where it has its own operations. The President joined hundreds of employees to unveil the state-of-the-art lean manufacturing facility. Spread over 23 acres, the built-up area of 19000 square meters includes a manufacturing plant and an office building, in addition to a well-equipped canteen and other employee amenities. The factory is built in accordance with LEED principles. The new facility will manufacture industrial and portable compressors, while the existing facility at Dapodi will continue to produce oil free compressors and quality air product.