Atlas Copco's Focus: Smart Factory & Sustainability at Advanced Engineering
Aimed at supporting manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers in the transition to fully automated operations, Atlas Copco Tools & Industrial Assembly Solutions is doubling its footprint at this year’s Advanced Engineering Show. The global leader in smart tooling and industrial assembly software solutions will be showcasing its Smart Factory philosophy.
Central to Atlas Copco’s ‘Smart Integrated Assembly’ is the goal of eliminating costly rework and material wastage, in pursuit of sustainable manufacturing. Advanced Engineering will see Atlas Copco feature ‘Avantguard’, its latest generation error-proofing software. The web-based solution provides ultimate flexibility, with the software able to run on any device with any operating system, that integrates with existing customer IT infrastructure.
Atlas Copco’s ‘Smart Integrated Assembly’ is designed to wirelessly connect all digital tools throughout the factory, harnessing the latest 5G connectivity on selected tool models in order to optimise production, improve quality, reduce costs and energy consumption.
Utilising its customisable ‘ToolsControl’ solution removes the need for separate controllers for each tool on the production line. Atlas Copco’s innovative software creates a single environment for connecting every tool in the factory to the client’s MES (Manufacturing Execution System), which delivers significant reductions in hardware costs and floor space.
Complementing the assembly solutions being showcased will be ISRA VISION, part of the Atlas Copco group, that provides inspection systems which identify possible problems and defects at different stages of the production process, enabling manufacturers to further improve their quality assurance.
As a strategic partner to manufacturers, Atlas Copco is fully committed to improving production efficiency by harnessing real-time data insights and hyper flexibility, as part of a smart manufacturing ecosystem. We are looking forward to demonstrating Smart Integrated Assembly with the ToolsControl “controller anywhere” concept, as well as a comprehensive range of Smart connected solutions, including 5G and real-time software, to enable fact-based decision making that will revolutionise production line design into a full Smart Factory.
Atlas Copco’s stand will also feature a racing car in recognition of the company’s partnership with Red Bull Ford Powertrains, for the development of a new engine for 2026. Atlas Copco is providing Red Bull Ford Powertrains with a range of tightening technologies designed to boost innovation, enhance productivity and increase quality within the assembly process. Its Tensor IxB series of assembly tools with built-in controllers will revolutionise production line operation, providing improved productivity and agility in the smart factory environment, while its Tools Talk 2 tool programming software will streamline the assembly line through simultaneous configuration of multiple power controllers and virtual tool stations from a single platform. Atlas Copco will also supply Red Bull Powertrains with ToolsNet8 data collection software and STR digital smart wrench, which will be used to disassemble the engines after use.