History

Beginnings of work of ATB FOD date as far back as 1903 when exploitation of copper ore started in Bor. Setting up smelting aggregates and first flotation and copper electrolysis facilities lead to forming of suitable maintenance departments and Central workshops of the Bor mine.

Intensive development and building of new facilities had entailed Central workshops to be merged and to constitute Equipment and parts factory (in Serbian: Fabrika opreme i delova). Until 1970 FOD Bor had been involved in maintenance, production of spare parts and carrying out investment works. Then, the basic concept of scope and development of FOD was set. Namely, intense work had been started on development and production of process equipment for preparation of raw materials. Also, there had been intense work on expanding and construction of new production units which represent a basis for realizing a role of a leader in development of mechanical construction in mining, metallurgy and chemistry.

In that period, FOD had developed and started producing process equipment for application in raw material processing, such as flotation machines, hydro cyclones, horizontal and vertical hydro mixture transportation pumps, variable speed fluid couplings, also mining equipment such as conveyers for piece materials and powder materials, vibro screens, pit wagons, and pneumatic and hydraulic drilling machines. In the branch of thermodynamics, heat exchangers were developed as well as coolers of various applications, and low and medium voltage electric distribution substations were developed for applications in electrical engineering. Also, ski lifts and cable systems were developed for applications in winter tourism.