MOST ECO FRIENDLY LIGHT TOWER IN INDIA

Please tell us about Atlas Copco and the Power Technique Division in brief. 

Atlas Copco Power Technique is a world-leading provider of air, power and flow equipment which are sustainable productivity solutions. The Power Technique division of Atlas Copco is a manufacturer of portable air compressors, waterwell compressors, handheld tools, light towers, dewatering pumps, and innovates for the infrastructure and construction sectors.

Power Technique innovates for sustainable productivity across multiple industries, including construction, mining, infrastructure and waterwell drilling. The business area is headquartered in Belgium. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in Europe, Asia, South America and North America. In India, our products are manufactured with the most advanced technology in our state-of-the-art facility in Chakan, Pune.

Please describe the significance and usage of Light towers in the Road Construction projects? 

Atlas Copco’s HiLight V5+ light towers show toughness in a new light. The forward thinking HiLight V5+ from Atlas Copco offers advanced LED solutions. It is the safest and most efficient light tower for road construction, airports, hydro power projects, mining and construction applications.

With time bound projects and the need for 24 by 7 action to ensure on time completion, technology which ensures reliable light on site, brings in the required support for meeting the infrastructure project deadlines.  Atlas Copco’s newest addition to its portfolio, the HiLight V5+ LED light tower, illuminates an area of approximately 5,000 sqm with an average brightness of 20 lux. This LED light tower is the 1st CPCB II compliant light tower in India for the entire light tower, which ensures sites are brighter, safer and more productive.

Considering Light Towers have lamps, are there any challenges involved on the logistics front? If yes, how do you combat them? 

The HiLight V5+ include a HardHat® canopy as standard, which ensures maximum protection of internal parts. Our lamps come with IP 67 protections. This range of light towers is perfect for multiple drop and pick up ideal for rental applications and providing users a robust and easy-to-transport set of lighting options that match any site requirements. The extended safety features also guarantee the protection of bulbs during transportation. 

What are your latest product innovations? Tell us about their features in details. 

We are the innovators in bringing in LED lighting technology to India. Here are some of the innovative ways in which we lead the way for brighter and safer light: 

Illumination with LED lighting technology

The HiLight V5+ can illuminate an area of approximately 5,000 sq m with an average brightness of 20 lux while ensuring low fuel consumption.

• High Efficiency LED 4 x 350 W.
• Special optics designed by Atlas Copco to maximise light coverage.
• Instant light.
• Dedicated power pack for LED application working at the right power load.
• Manual Mast (electric winch option). The manual vertical mast can be rotated quickly and easily to light a different area while fully extended to its maximum height of 7.5 m.
• Delivers the correct tone of light.
• The fully directional optic lens maximises practical light coverage while minimising dark spots improving visibility on the job site.
• LED lamp life expectancy of 30,000 hours.
• Each lamp can withstand base ball impact thrown at speed at 100 MPH.

Efficiency with savings

• The HiLight V5+ is the first CPCB-II compliant light tower in India for the entire light tower.
• Thanks to its Hardhat® canopy, the HiLight V5+ is the most silent light tower in its segment in India.
• It is a premium model incorporating LED lighting technology and increased fuel efficiency.
• These light towers deliver fuel savings of up to 50 per cent when compared to the typical fuel consumption of a 6 kW metal halide solution.
• Transport efficiency: Ultra compact footprint; Towing speed – 80 km per hour.
• Lowest operating cost: 150 hours of continuous run time; 400 hours service interval ensures the light towers have maximised uptime and consequently increased productivity for end-users.

HardHat canopy

The “Can you beat a HardHat canopy?” at Excon 2017, proved the durability and strength of the HiLight V5+ canopy, which remained sturdy and was not damaged or dented even when hit by a cricket bat several times by many of our customers in a major construction trade show.

• The HiLight V5+ includes a HardHat® canopy as standard, which provides tough protection of internal parts against harsh conditions.

 The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown many challenges to operate business dealings smoothly all across the world. Therefore, in what way are you dealing to combat the challenges in your company and the market as a whole. 

Our main focus continues to be safety of our employees and our customers. We have taken the necessary steps to ensure social distancing and hygiene norms in our production facilities in Chakan and Dapodi located in Pune. We maintain the highest norms for employee care while ensuring our equipment meets the quality and performance which our customers have come to know and expect. Besides this, our service team follows strict predefined SOP for on-site visits, which are necessary to ensure our portable air compressors and light towers are always up and running. We also manage service requests remotely wherever possible with our Power Connect mobile app designed to support customers online with the help of Parts manuals and step-by-step assistance over the computer or phone. 

Atlas Copco products have been know to endorse sustainability. Please elaborate how light towers contribute towards environment? 

“Most Eco Friendly Light Tower in India” Design Award:

Atlas Copco has proved its prowess and leadership in LED technology. Atlas Copco was awarded the prestigious Red Dot Design Award of 2017 for the HiLight H5+ LED light tower. And, the HiLight V5+ was awarded the Yellow Dot Design Award of 2017 as “India’s most eco-friendly light tower” in recognition of it being the first CPCB II compliant light tower and the most silent light tower in its segment in India.

Specific features which manage our light tower environment footprint are: 

• Durable, environment-friendly and quick-to-shift, the HiLight V5+ ensures no corrosion or damages.
• Super silent: As low as 75dBA as per CPCB-II.
• Environment-friendly: Spillage-free frame traps oil leakage and prevents ground contamination.
• Easy access thanks to two big scissor doors.
• Strong support jack to withstand heavy wind. 

Kindly comment on the reforms and plans by the government of India to develop the construction equipment industry. What are your expectations from the same and what would be your competitive strategies in the period of 2020-2022, which is being considered as the revival period of the industry? 

This is an exceptional year and the pandemic has impacted projects worldwide. With the unlock 1.0, we look forward to infrastructure and mining projects getting kick started giving us continued opportunities to touch lives and improve infrastructure needs of people in India. We expect a staggered growth in the short term but expect stability and better growth in demand in the long term as the relief packages to boost the economy are implemented.

The construction sector has been impacted by the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. Once the projects resume post lock down, it is important to navigate the recovery phase well. The project implementation cost may go up and will experience a likely delay of a few months. Priority should be given to the clearance of pending projects and completion of projects nearing completion, which could act as a quick win for reviving the economy. Construction sector in India is very important as it contributes to around 60% of the total investments; it will come back strongly to support the economy revival.