Maarten Van Acker

Vice President Engineering, Industrial Air Division at Atlas Copco

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Product development of air and gas compressors: screw, reciprocating, centrifugal technology. Innovation strategy and modular products. Specialties: Project management, Turbomachinery, Waste water treatement, Renewable energy.

Experience

  • Atlas Copco (15 yrs 5 mos)
    • Vice President Engineering, Industrial Air Division
      May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Product development of oil injected and oil free technology with integrated variable speed drives. Leader of a global engineering team.

    • Vice President Engineering, Professional Air Division
      Feb 2018 - May 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Engineering Manager ABAC
      Feb 2014 - Jan 2018 · 4 yrs

      Engineering Manager at ABAC, part of the Atlas Copco group. Design and development of reciprocating compressors for the profesional and industrial market.

  • Atlas Copco (5 yrs)
    • Custom Design Manager, India
      Jul 2009 - Jul 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Manager of the team dedicated for Custom Designed compressors. Head of Custom Design Engineering, purchase, production and quality. Responsible for the expansion and business structure of Custom Design in India. Increasing the business to 15 MEUR.

    • Project Leader Custom Design, India
      Jun 2007 - Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      This is an assignment for the creation and expansion of the custom design division in Atlas Copco India. First key challenge is taking up the business of Atlas Copco in the Indian Oil and gas market and as a second stage suppying to the Middle East. The other challenge is getting India approved as an Atlas Copco packaging center so that it fullfils all of Atlas Copco quality procedures.

    • Mechanical Engineer, Airpower
      Aug 2005 - May 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Job content Oil-free air designs screw compressors and centrifugal compressors for a production environment. A number of these machines are used outside of their predesigned environment. Custom Design makes compressors and dryers for these special applications. A mechanical engineer is able to translate the customer wishes in a technical design by his knowledge of the applications and the experience of the whole team. Competecy ATEX, PED, EC, Oil free-compressors