Atlas Copco portable compressors receive Red Dot product design award 2006

Stockholm, Sweden, March 13, 2006: Atlas Copco’s range of HardHat™ portable compressors has been distinguished with the renowned red dot award for outstanding product design.

Since 1955, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany, has been marking outstanding international product design with its famous “red dot”. With over 2 000 submissions from 41 different countries this year, the ‘red dot award: product design 2006’ ranks among the largest design competitions worldwide. Red dot is a distinction that pays tribute to Atlas Copco’s innovative drive, and to the high quality standards of the HardHat™ compressors. “The innovative design of the HardHat™ portable compressors benefits customers with a lower cost of ownership and a higher resale value,” says Bengt Kvarnbäck, Business Area President, Atlas Copco Compressor Technique. Atlas Copco’s HardHat™ compressors provide a reliable source of compressed air to drive pneumatic tools such as chipping hammers and jackhammers. Produced in a UN-approved and recyclable material, the hard, corrosion-free housing is what gives the HardHat™ its lower cost of ownership and higher resale value. Furthermore, keeping an unblemished appearance in the harsh environments where portable compressors can be operated supports the modern image of the companies who use them. To the editor: More information on Red dot can be found on www.red-dot.de. For an image, see www.atlascopco.com/photo and enter HardHat in the search box.