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By operating at powers of up to 350 kilowatts, Terra high-power charger, adds up to 200km of range to an electric vehicle in just eight minutes. The new charger is ideally suited for use at highway rest stops and petrol stations. ABB chargers are being installed around the world, and they have recently been selected … Continue reading ABB launches world’s fastest e-vehicle charger →

ABB has supplied a containerized microgrid solution to support a gas-fired power station to optimize and automate its operations, increase energy efficiency, reduce fossil fuel consumption and enable uninterrupted power supply from Alinta Energy’s Newman Power Station, which supplies mining operations in the Pilbara. ABB’s microgrid solution includes a 30 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage … Continue reading ABB deploys microgrid with large battery energy storage →

ABB has won an order to replace the control and protection systems for two vital high-voltage transmission links in Australia that achieved significant technical breakthroughs when ABB installed the systems nearly two decades ago. The order, worth approximately $30 million, will modernise the Murraylink and Directlink high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission links with the latest … Continue reading ABB wins $30 million order to upgrade two HVDC links →

Under the theme, From Innovation to Transformation, ABB showcased its latest industrial digital solutions to improve operating efficiencies and empower the digital transformation of its customers across the utilities, industries, transport and infrastructure sectors. ABB presented its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, ABB Ability at its inaugural ABB Customer World – Australia event held at … Continue reading Showcasing digital solutions to unlock customer value →

ABB Ability Ellipse suite unveiled to help utilities maximise asset performance and fast-track their digitalisation journey. ABB today announced the Australian launch of the new ABB Ability™ Ellipse software solution delivering a cross-enterprise approach to connected asset lifecycle management at its ABB Customer World – Australia event in Melbourne. The solution suite will enable electric … Continue reading ABB’s optimisation software supports digital transformation →

ABB has announced that its charging technology is now available in 95 percent of the worlds countries with an EV presence. This includes countries from Australia to Azerbaijan and India to Iceland. According to an ABB press release, the company’s sales of DC fast chargers has now exceeded 6,500, ranging from 50kW up to 450kW and includes … Continue reading ABB celebrates extended reach of EV charging infrastructure →

ABB has set another pioneering innovation record with the successful testing of the low and high voltage units of the world’s most powerful ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transformer. The +/-1,100 kV (1.1 million volts) UHVDC transformer, developed and manufactured in close collaboration with State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has successfully passed a series of … Continue reading World’s most powerful HVDC transformer →

ABB has been named as the global market leader in SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems for the power transmission and distribution sector by ARC Advisory Group, a technology research and advisory firm for industry, infrastructure and cities. The accolade was made in ARC’s recenlty released report titled SCADA Systems for the Electric Power … Continue reading ABB market leader in SCADA according to report →

ABB is previewing its newest collaborative robot, now with a single arm, at the International Robotics Exhibition (iREX) 2017 in Tokyo. As their name suggests, collaborative robots are designed to work alongside humans on the factory floor to raise productivity and support the transition to mass customization. The robot will be officially launched in 2018. … Continue reading ABB to showcase new collaborative robot at exhibition →

South Australian-based machine builders HMPS was recently commissioned to design and automate a complete system for a flatbread producer Four different-sized flatbreads needed to be packed in five different-sized stacks. This needed to be done to fit the customer’s existing carton range and the application required a cycle rate of up to 110 packs per … Continue reading Robotic case packer offers flexibility for production lines →

ABB is named Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 Company of the Year thanks to its visionary innovation embodied by its distributed control system (DCS) offering and its impact on customer performance. The award recognises ABB’s digital leadership, not only when compared to other industrial automation suppliers, but also against non-industry peers. The award highlights how ABB … Continue reading ABB earns company of the year award →

Even with the latest technologies and connectivity within the process and control space, when it comes to digitisation, no one company or person has enough expertise to know it all. This is not only because there is a lot to learn, but also because the landscape is changing so fast – sometimes on a monthly … Continue reading Embracing digitisation – collaboration is the key →

ABB is embedding extended safety I/Os within its series of robot controllers to improve the flexibility, safety and reliability of collaboration  between robots and people. The shift to low-volume, high-mix production in shorter cycles means that people need to work more frequently in closer proximity to robots – changing materials and programs, and inspecting new … Continue reading Enhancing man-machine collaboration →

Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 percent greater than the 98.8 percent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement could save approximately $500,000 in electrical energy costs over the course of a 20-year lifetime for … Continue reading Almost 100 per cent energy efficiency with synchronous motor →

ABB has announced it has invested in Enbala Power Networks, a developer of software for managing power distribution networks.

ABB has announced the global launch of its next generation asset performance management (APM) solution, Asset Health Center 3.0.

According to ABB, annual cost savings of $300,000 can be achieved through improved uptime with its safety programmable logic controller (PLC).

At the upcoming trade show InnoTrans in Berlin, ABB will launch a next generation battery charger based on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for use in all rail applications.

ABB has appointed Tauno Heinola as managing director of ABB Australia, effective October 1, 2016. He succeeds Axel Kuhr, who will become managing director in Japan.

ABB has launched a new customer drives test laboratory at its factory in Helsinki, Finland.