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Innovation Stories
GE Aviation reduces maintenance error with wearable technology
Jet engine makers estimate they lose millions of dollars each year because nuts that seal fluid lines and hoses, called b-nuts, aren’t screwed on just right.
Innovation Stories
Assembly 4.0: 5G-battery tools with integrated controller increasing flexibility and efficiency
Driving digitalization towards Industry 4.0 is one of the major tasks in high-tech industries. Partnering with the Daimler AG in Germany, Atlas Copco is developing cordless 5G-tools to achieve greater production flexibility and efficiency, with consistently high product quality at the same time.
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Aerofilm LZB air motors for transportation
At Aerofilm, Atlas Copco’s LZB air motors are used in both starting and stopping movement of heavy loads on the air-caster. The motors’ unique starting and stall torque characteristics provide a simple solution for controlling the loads.
Innovation Stories
Come fly with me
Airbus is producing a range of revolutionary long-range aircraft that are lighter and substantially more fuel efficient than anything to come before.
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Zero defects enhance aviation safety
Flawless aerospace components are the result of assembly by high precision tools and Atlas Copco tools are increasingly used in demanding aircraft manufacturing applications worldwide. In China, Hafei Airbus has been using advanced Atlas Copco drilling equipment for hole making in composite materials since 2010 and the company reports that the tools continue to give high performance after many years of high-intensity use.
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New plastic brings quality leap for valve systems
Aventics changed the plastic used for its dialysis unit valve systems. However, the pneumatic nutrunners previously used exceeded the specified torque values. Threads were stripped and the reject rate rose drastically.
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Big savings from wireless tools
Atlas Copco Tools and Assembly Systems is currently working with one of our major automotive manufacturing customers to solve their wireless assembly tool communication issue, with projected savings close to $9 Million per year.
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Füll Systembau GmbH vane motors mix
When it comes to dispensing, conveying and mixing paints and coatings, precision is key. The ingredients must be precise to the gram and must be suspended at defined speeds in order to counteract even minor tendencies to separate. Füll Systembau GmbH achieves this by using the explosion-protected LZB air motor from Atlas Copco Tools.
Productivity
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Ergonomics
Taking care of and enabling your most valuable resource, your people. Good ergonomics is great economics.
Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory
Smart Factories is the road to Industry 4.0. Let us share our insights, experiences and knowledge to help you take your manufacturing processes to a higher level.
Data Collection and Analysis
Data and how to use it is a key factor in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences, and knowledge to help add ever-growing smartness to your assembly line.
Operator Experience
Operator experience is key in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences, and knowledge to help enable your operators to do the best they can do with a smile.
Quality
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Electrification and e-mobility - news & stories
Electrification and e-mobility are determining factors in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences, and knowledge to help electrify your business and fulfill high global environmental goals of reducing carbon footprint.
Automation
Automation is a key trend in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences, and knowledge to help you take control of your assembly line.
Safety
Operator safety is key in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences and knowledge to help you drive your processes in a safer way for your operators.
Process Improvement and Optimization
Process optimization is key in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences, and knowledge to help you improve your processes and stay ahead of the competition.
Sustainability
Sustainability is key in industrial manufacturing. Let us share our insights, experiences and knowledge to help you drive your manufacturing processes in a more sustainable way.