Atlas Copco invest in training
Company increases focus on training with state-of-the-art drill rig simulators and activity-based offices
ATLAS Copco Construction and Mining service divisions have invested in a range of new training facilities, including state-of-the-art training simulators, industry-leading activity-based offices, and workshops across the UK and Ireland.
With equipment owners continuously seeking to increase productivity from their machines, many are now looking to manufacturers to provide operator and service training to increase performance. In Atlas Copco’s updated service workshops throughout the UK and Ireland, training will be offered to dealers and customers so they can get the most out of their equipment.
Atlas Copco’s business line manager for Construction Service, commented: ‘With our newly refurbished workshops we are able to carry out all kinds of service work from overhauling heavy hydraulic breakers to servicing large compressors and generators.
‘We also hold workshops for dealers and customers to train their service technicians on how to maintain our equipment. These sessions teach them about our products and, more importantly, how to service and maintain them. It’s also a good opportunity for us to learn how we can help our customers to get the most from our machines.’
Atlas Copco’s Mining Service Division offers various driller training programmes. The training for drill rig operators takes place on a drill rig simulator (pictured), which means that any mistakes the operator makes during training will have no actual consequences in the real world and drillers can be trained up to a high standard in a short space of time, all before they get to work on a real drill rig.
Peter Haddow, business line manager for Mining Service, said: ‘Advances in technology allow us to train machine operators to a high standard without any need to set foot in a real machine. We’ve found our customers like this approach; their machines aren’t tied up with training and any mistakes made by the operator don’t cost them money in repair bills.’
Atlas Copco say the increased focus on training has also been complemented by the new activity-based working style that allows staff to collaborate, have meetings and work in quiet zones depending on what work they are doing.
