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These are the stories about how Atlas became Atlas Copco, and the people that made it happen.
It started with an idea that Sweden should become more self-sufficient in railroad building. But development, technical innovations and competition pulled Atlas in different directions.
The two companies AB Nya Atlas and AB Diesels Motorer had the same owners, and this is one of the reasons they merged in 1917. The merged company Atlas Diesel had two main product areas – diesel engines and compressed air products.
It was the Swedish Method that laid the foundation for Atlas Copco's international expansion during the 1950s. During this decade, the first major strategic international acquisition was also made with the purchase of Arpic. But it was more than ten years later, under Tom Wachtmeister's leadership, that expansion really speeded up.
For Swedish trade and industry in general, and for Atlas Copco in particular, the Wallenberg family has had major significance. Without the family's belief in the company and its sometimes unorthodox decisions, Atlas Copco would probably not exist today.
