March 09, 2026

Innovation story

Technology insights

From ultra‑efficient compressors and vacuum tech to smart assembly and energy solutions. Meet our four Business Area Presidents and discover technologies that transform the future.

Philippe Ernens, Business Area President Compressor Technique, shares how we focus on top-quality air and gases, efficiency through energy recovery, and remote monitoring. Discover how customer-driven innovation turns engineering excellence into real-world value.

Koen Lauwers, Business Area President Vacuum Technique, explains why vacuum technology is complex, how global innovation teams drive R&D, and how our solutions enable progress. See how hydrogen can be recycled in semiconductor processes and why deep vacuum environments are needed for quantum computing. Explore the technology that transforms the future.

Henrik Elmin, Business Area President Industrial Technique shares how Industrial Technique supports production with a broad set of assembly technologies, tightening, drilling, gluing, riveting, and more. Customers collaborate with our teams in innovation centers worldwide to find the best solutions, combining mechanical and electrical engineering with software and vision technologies used across industries. Discover the technology that transforms the future.

Andrew Walker, Business Area President Power Technique, shares how innovation is built around sustainability and customer needs, across portable compressors, generators, pumps, light towers, and rental equipment. More products are becoming electrically driven, including battery packs and energy storage units. Learn how solar can run a light tower for 24 hours, and how our new hybrid unit combines a battery pack and a standard generator in one package. Explore technology that transforms the future.

Suggested innovation stories

The hunt for the unknown

Deep beneath Swiss soil, hidden from the eyes of the world, lies a technical marvel of gigantic proportions.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland use precision measurements to record the path, momentum and energy of released particles. The CMS detector studies particles produced in proton-proton and heavy ion collisions.

Energy reuse fuels food innovation

Despite its cool climate, Iceland provides fertile ground for innovation. One example can be found in an industrial park just outside Reykjavik, where tech startup VAXA Technologies is developing an innovative, low-carbon food production system.
Symmetrical rows of transparent tubes illuminated with magenta LED lighting inside an enclosed facility.

Modular energy storage system on the road

Brazil Jack is one of the world's oldest traveling circuses and constantly looking to develop its performance. Their latest step is to reduce their dependency on diesel generators by installing a battery-powered energy storage system that cuts both costs and CO2 emissions. The silent solution also provides a more pleasant environment for both the audience and the artists.
Atlas Copco's battery-powered energy storage system