Atlas Copco, a global leader in compressed-air and energy-efficient solutions, is showcasing its advanced steam compression and energy recovery technologies at Boiler India 2026. The technologies demonstrate how industries can recover, upgrade and reuse energy available within their processes.

Steam compression and industrial heat-pump solutions expand Atlas Copco’s portfolio to address broader process efficiency requirements. By recovering low-pressure steam and waste heat and converting them into useful process energy, the solutions help customers improve energy utilisation, reduce dependence on conventional steam generation and advance sustainability goals. They also strengthen the company’s position as an integrated industrial solutions provider addressing evolving energy and efficiency needs across industries.

At the exhibition, Atlas Copco is showcasing its EC oil-free VSD steam compressor and industrial heat-pump technology. The EC compressor raises low-pressure steam to a higher, useful pressure for reuse in industrial processes. It combines oil-free screw compression, Variable Speed Drive (VSD), dedicated steam sealing and integrated controls for precise regulation of steam pressure and superheat. The compressor delivers 100 per cent oil-free steam and offers a pressure ratio of up to 6 per stage.

Bhavin Pandya, General Manager, Compressor Technique Customer Center, Atlas Copco (India) Pvt Ltd, said, “Industrial energy efficiency is increasingly about making better use of the energy already available within a plant. Low-pressure steam and waste heat can be recovered, upgraded and reused for productive applications. At Atlas Copco, we are extending our compression expertise across air, steam and heat to help industries optimise their utility systems. Boiler India 2026 provides an opportunity to demonstrate how these technologies can support more efficient and sustainable industrial operations.”

When applied as an open-loop heat-pump solution, Atlas Copco’s steam compression technology can achieve a higher Coefficient of Performance (COP), depending on operating conditions. The solutions are relevant to food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles, pulp and paper, distilleries and general manufacturing, where continuous thermal demand and recoverable heat often coexist.

With more than 150 years of heritage and over six decades of operations in India, Atlas Copco combines global compression expertise with local application engineering and lifecycle support to help industries improve productivity, reliability and energy efficiency.