Atlas Copco runners finish Milo Marathon road race

Congratulations to all Atlas Copco Runners who finished their very first Road Race – be it the 5K and 21K!

21K Finishers
(In Photo L – R): George Lapat (1st Time), Mark Magpantay (1st time), Emilee and Eric Alfonso, Romel Tamayo (1st time)

5K Finishers
Mel Galvez (1st time), Dennis Subida (1st time), Williard Ranjo, Leo Basilio, Hector Melencio

Intermech's CNG expert visits the Philippines

Ankur Arora, Intermech Sales & Proposal Engineer, visited the Atlas Copco Philippines Head Office last February 12 and 13, 2009 to share his expertise and experience on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology with the local sales and technical teams.

Ankur (center, wearing glasses) highlighted his experiences in Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Australia and Africa. He noted that the above mentioned countries/regions already have mature CNG networks, giving their respective transporation sectors a cheaper and cleaner alternative. He said, "Although the CNG network in Philippines is still in its infant stage, I believe with proper education and guidance, you could match the other countries' levels. Plus, the country has a ready supply of CNG waiting to be tapped and maximized."

Based in New Zealand, Intermech Ltd. is part of the Atlas Copco Group. The company specializes in designing & manufacturing key CNG refuelling components. Its has over 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of CNG/NGV Station Equipment including:

* Compressor Design, Manufacture and Packaging
* Packaging OEM Compressors
* Design and packaging of Compressors Electric Drive or Gas Engine Drive
* Dispenser Manufacture
* Development of Technology for Very Fast Fill (VFF) for car, bus and trucks filling
* Mother / Daughter Systems
* Pressure Reducing Stations
* Ground Storage and Mobile Storage Systems

Ankur added, "We are the region's top total service solution provider. We encourage your visit the Intermech factory to witness these capabilities 1st hand."

For more details about Intermech, please visit http://intermech.co.nz.

CNG Education

Hector Melencio, Marketing Specialist, added, "To objectively help educate the public on the pros and cons on CNG technology, we have gotten in touch with the Alternative Fuels and Energy Technology Division of the Department of Energy. We will help them come up with a detailed info campaign in the next few months."

Atlas Copco Philippines part of Texas Instruments (TI) – Air Liquide Philippines (ALPI) Bulk Gas Plant

Atlas Copco Philippines was recently invited to the opening ceremony of the Texas Instruments (TI) – Air Liquide Philippines (ALPI) Bulk Gas Plant last January 16, 2009 at the TI-ALPI Gas Yard, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. Johan Lindqvist, Air Liquide President and CEO, was there to open the ceremony.

The plant is designed and installed as an end-to-end system to optimize the cost efficiency of bulk gas deliveries, a huge portion of which is nitrogen.

Big role

What's Atlas Copco's part in all this, you may ask.

An Atlas Copco compressed dry air system efficiently provides oil-free air to the facilities and production requirement. This system complies with the most stringent Class Zero oil-free requirements.

To date, this is the Philippines’ largest - largest centrifugal air compressor, largest screw air compressor, and largest heat of compression desiccant dryer installation in the Philippines.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey raffle

Congratulations to Easy Victor of Texas Instruments for winning a Samsung mobile phone in the 2008 Atlas Copco Philippines Customer Satisfaction Survey raffle draw! The survey was recently held last September.

We would like to thank you, our customers, for the great opportunity you have given us as part of your business as your Compressed Air Solutions provider. Atlas Copco Philippines truly embraces our commitment to provide you the best solutions, products and services.

The survey has given us the chance to hear your thoughts and concerns to help us serve you better. Rest assured, we are in the process of addressing the concerns you raised.

Thank you and happy holidays!

Atlas Copco Philippines Hosts Swedish Students under International Workplace Training Program

From October 13 to 31, 2008, Atlas Copco Philippines Inc. hosted 3 Swedish students to 3 weeks of actual on the job training. Erik Winblad von Walter, Philip Johansson and Oskar Johansson (in the photo, left to right) got to experience how different facets of work are done locally.

All 3 were under the Student International Workplace Training program of ABB Industrial High School in Västerås, Sweden. All 3 are graduating students. Under the training program, the students are given the freedom to choose which country to go to and which company to work for.

When asked why they chose the Philippines and why Atlas Copco, Oskar Johansson said, “We chose Atlas Copco because it is a well known international brand. In fact, it is one of the biggest industrial companies back in Sweden. We believe that the Philippines has one of the most dynamic economies in Asia, and this will give us the opportunity to observe and learn these dynamics. This also gives us a chance to immerse ourselves in the colourful Filipino culture.”

Training Program

“For the past 3 weeks, each of these students was rotated to different departments, such as Supply and Logistics, Service, Sales and Marketing, and Credit and Collection. They each had significant time learning the ropes of the business from the local staff,” Hector Melencio, CT Marketing Specialist, said.

Jonnie Regis, Philippine CT General Manager, added, “In times of internationalization with greater cross-border contacts and globalization, we hope to help them achieve a stronger connection between education and working life.”

“We hope to sponsor more foreign students in the future. Not only will this give them a chance to learn how we do things, this will also give them the opportunity to enjoy Filipino hospitality and our world-famous tourist spots. In fact, they went to Boracay Island after the training.”

Immersion

To totally immerse themselves in the Philippines, they opted not to stay in any hotel. Instead, they rented a house near Atlas Copco Philippines’ Laguna Technopark office.

After their training program was completed, Philip Johansson said, “After 3 weeks here in Laguna, we learned many things about the local work processes. But I guess the more important thing is that we learned more on how life is in the Philippines. We learned how to ride the jeepney and the tricycle. We’ve already been to malls in the area. We’ve eaten the local foods. We also had to chance to sing videoke and party with the locals. We really felt welcome.”

Atlas Copco Oil-free Air Division President visits the Philippines

Binan, Laguna - On September 29, 2008, Chris Lybaert, Atlas Copco Oil-free Air Division President, visited the new Philippine Head Office as part of a tour of duty to visit all sales companies worldwide.

He conducted a business review meeting with Jonnie Regis, the Philippine Compressor Technique (CT) General Manager, and Nelson Roque, Philippine Business Line Manager for Oil-free Air. Chris Lybaert has already visited 80% of all global sales companies.

In the picture are (from left to right), Hector Melencio, Jonnie Regis, Chris Lybaert, Nelson Roque.

Jonnie Regis added, “It’s an honor to have someone of Mr. Lybaert’s caliber visit the country. Even with his short stay, we have learned a lot from our meeting. What make Chris Lybaert’s visit to the country more special is that he is the first Oil-free Air President to visit the country.”

Together with Sverker Hartwig and Ludo Van Nederkassel, Chris Lybaert developed the Variable Speed Drive (VSD) air compressor, something the team was honored with the John Munck Award for. The John Munck Award is presented each year to a product developer or designer, or a team, for outstanding contributions to the overall quality of an Atlas Copco product.