Frans Jacobus van Niekerk

Atlas Copco (India) Ltd. manufactures air and gas compressors, construction and mining equipment, and industrial tools and assembly systems. The firm operates through two segments: Industrial and Construction and Mining. The Industrial segment develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of air and gas compressors of both rotary and reciprocating technology. It also offers a wide range of pneumatic and electric tools, such as grinders, drills, impact wrenches, screw drivers, and nut runners. The Construction and Mining segment develops, manufactures and markets rock drilling tools, drilling rigs, construction tools, breakers, blast hole drilling rigs, water well drilling rigs, loading equipment and road construction equipment. Its customers include rock excavation, light construction and demolition, exploration drilling, surface drilling, tunneling, underground mining, and road construction markets. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Pune, India.