Atlas Copco is a subsidiary of Atlas Copco AB, a world leader in compressors, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools, assembly systems and equipment rental. It is a worldwide industrial group with a turnover in 2002 of more than $6 billion. The group manufactures products on nearly 55 production sites in more than 15 countries and has sales, service and rental operations in approximately 150 countries. In the United States, the company handles the sales and marketing of compressors, generators, construction and mining equipment, pneumatic and electric power tools and assembly systems, all of which are backed by a nationwide sale, distribution, service and maintenance network. Its products provide solutions in a range of markets that include general engineering and manufacturing, process industries, construction, automotive, mining, aerospace, semi-conductors, electronics, food processing and pharmaceutical.