Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the business of US-based
Rapid-Torc, which develops and markets hydraulic torque
wrenches broadening Atlas Copco’s product range.
Rapid-Torc, with offices in Houston, Texas, and Brussels,
Belgium, has about 30 employees. The company is specialised
in hydraulic torque wrenches and also supplies bolt tensioners
and related accessories for high-torque applications.
“
This acquisition broadens our offering for existing
customers and provides us with the opportunity to serve
new customers in the oil and gas, and power generation
segments,” Mats Rahmström, Business Area President for
Atlas Copco Industrial Technique said.
For more information, see
www.rapidtorc.com.
The
acquired business will be part of the General Industry Tools
and Assembly Systems division within Industrial Technique.
Atlas Copco is an industrial group with positions in
compressors, expanders and air treatment systems,
construction and mining equipment, power tools and
assembly systems. The company was founded in 1873, is based
in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more
than 170 countries.
For more information visit:
www.atlascopco.com
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