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.

Atlas Copco (Philippines) Inc. names Top Performers for 2008

With their important contributions to the success of Atlas Copco (Philippines), Inc., Raymond Buenaventura (Right) and William So (Left) were named the 2008 Compressor Technique (CT) Top Performers of the Year during the Annual Kick-off meeting. Raymond received the Salesman of the Year award, while William got the Service Engineer of the Year award.

The screening committee, led by Philippine CT General Manager Jonnie Regis, chose Raymond among six finalists in the Sales Category, while William was chosen among three finalists in the Service Category.

As Top Performers for Atlas Copco Philippines, they are recognized for the exemplary performance and valuable contributions. Finalists for the Salesman of the Year were evaluated under 4 major categories: achievement of sales targets; peer evaluation; technical test results; and performance in the Atlas Copco Technolympics. On the other hand, the Service Engineer of the Year finalists were judged by their manhour recovery, technical capability, and response time.

Each finalist is given a check for Php 4,000 and a plaque. The Salesman of the Year receives a plaque of recognition, plus a check for Php 40,000. The Service Engineer of the Year receives a plaque of recognition, plus a check for Php 20,000.

“I am very happy to be chosen as the 2008 Atlas Copco Philippines CT Salesman of the Year. There were other outstanding nominees from the other sales teams. I was not expecting to win but I’m very thankful to be recognized for my performance,” Raymond said during the Kick-off meeting.

Raymond was also the 2007 Salesman of the Year. The other nominees for this award were Arman Baulita, Rey Delos Santos, Toribio Amoto, Jimmy Francisco, and Rainier Javier.

Eric Magcarang and Willy Tugna were the other finalists for the 2008 Service Engineer of the Year.

Season's Greetings from Atlas Copco Phils

Season's Greetings!

Our sincere thanks for your loyalty.

Wishing you and your family a happy and prosperous new year

From the Compressor Technique Management Team of Atlas Copco Philippines Inc!

Atlas Copco Philippines holds 2 legs of the 2008 Technical Symposium Series

With the aim of sharing knowledge on Compressed Air Systems to the country's technical community, Atlas Copco Philippines just successfully held 2 legs of the 2008 Technical Symposium Series: Preventive Maintenance and Proper Care. The Technical Symposium Series is one of the largest technical training series the company holds annually.

Participants from different companies and industries attended each free 2-day Technical Symposium. Lunch and Snacks were provided to all participants.

The CAMANAVA leg was held last November 13 and 14, 2008 from 8:30am to 5:30pm at the Penthouse, Aberdeen Court (Great Eastern Hotel), 1403 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.

The Isabela / Northern Luzon leg was held last November 6 and 7, 2008 from 8:30am to 5:30pm at the Queen Jennifer Hotel, Cauayan City, Isabela.

This two-day technical symposium aims to refresh – if not to educate – the knowledge and the skills of different companies' Technical Teams on Quality Air Products, Operating Principles of Air Compressors, Parts Ordering and Stocking, Proper Preventive Maintenance and Basic Trouble Shooting Techniques. Participants also had the chance to see demos of actual units in action. All of these are aimed to achieve savings on operating and maintenance costs and eventually maximizing the profit for your company.

The symposium facilitators were:

Mr. Jonnie F. Regis – Philippine CT General Manager
Mr. Danny A. Talaugon – After Market Business Line Manager
Mr. Eric F. Alfonso – Industrial Air Division Business Line Manager

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.