Atlas Copco: multilingual price list automation for industrial equipment

Founded in 1873 in Sweden, Atlas Copco is a global leader in industrial productivity solutions. From air compressors and vacuum systems to industrial tools and assembly equipment, the company operates across 180 countries through four business areas: Compressor Technology, Vacuum Technology, Energy Technology and Industrial Technology.

Over nearly 150 years of innovation, Atlas Copco has evolved from a railway manufacturer into a pioneer in compressed-air technology, serving industries worldwide with reliable, energy-efficient products and a strong commitment to sustainability.

In recent years, Atlas Copco identified the need to modernize its publishing workflow for its global product catalogs, particularly for its Italian subsidiary ABAC: a brand specializing in piston and screw compressors, dryers and filters.

The company sought to automate its price list production process, which was previously managed manually in InDesign, to save time and accelerate updates across multiple markets and languages.

The challenge: manual catalog production for multiple markets and languages

Before partnering with Pagination, Atlas Copco’s marketing team created each catalog manually in InDesign. The process was slow, required repetitive work and every technical or price update had to be entered by hand.

Because Atlas Copco operates globally, the team also had to produce different versions of the same price list in English, French, Italian and Spanish, with variations in pricing and product availability depending on the market.

This created a complex workflow that made it difficult to keep documents up to date.

The solution: multilingual catalog automation with Pagination

Pagination implemented a tailored automation system that allows Atlas Copco to generate up-to-date, multilingual catalogs directly from structured data.

The new process begins with a single Excel data file containing all products data and information. Within this master file, Atlas Copco can manually select which products appear in each language version and whether prices should be displayed.

Pagination’s database publisher then merges this data with the company’s InDesign template, automatically producing fully formatted catalogs for each market, both with and without prices and ready for print and digital use.

Key features of the solution

• Integrated multilingual data structure: Atlas Copco manages all product information in a single Excel master file. For each item, the team can specify whether it should appear in a given language version and whether to include prices. When selected, Pagination automatically retrieves the corresponding translations from other sheets containing localized descriptions, category names, and table headers, ensuring consistent content across all languages.

 

• Single process for multiple catalogs: From one data upload, Atlas Copco can produce several localized catalogs in parallel, each reflecting market-specific products, languages and prices.

 

• Static and dynamic page integration: Pagination’s setup supports the upload of static files (such as covers, back covers, and introductory pages) for each language. Dynamic elements like tables of contents and section introductions are generated automatically, maintaining a unified layout.

 

• Error-handling and document independence: Each catalog is generated as an independent document, so if a file contains duplicate codes or missing fields, only that catalog is paused while the others continue to publish successfully.

 

• Consistent design and product layout: A single product style with title, description, and technical table is used across all catalogs, preserving brand consistency and clarity while streamlining updates.

Results and benefits

Faster multilingual catalog production

Atlas Copco can now generate complete catalogs in five languages in just minutes, replacing what previously required weeks of manual layout work.

Greater flexibility and control

The company’s marketing team can independently select which products and prices to publish, without needing to modify layouts manually or involve designers for every update.

Error prevention and data accuracy

Automated data mapping and document-level validation ensure consistent technical information and pricing accuracy across markets.

Unified branding across markets

Using a single InDesign template for all regions keeps the look and feel of Atlas Copco’s catalogs perfectly aligned, regardless of language or market-specific variations.

Key takeaways: efficiency and accuracy for global catalog publishing

Atlas Copco’s project demonstrates how Pagination’s price list software can simplify complex publishing processes for multinational companies.

With a single data source and a shared template, the company can produce multilingual, market-specific catalogs in record time: maintaining consistency, reducing manual work, and ensuring accuracy at every update.

If your organization needs to streamline the creation of price lists across different languages and regions, Pagination offers a scalable solution for your InDesign workflow.

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