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ABB Wins Metals Order in Saudi Arabia
Electrical and automation technology to maximize efficiency in new ArcelorMittal plant Zurich, Switzerland, January 6, 2010 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide electrical and automation equipment and related services for a new seamless-tube mill and pipe production plant in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The project is a joint venture between...
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ABB Flowmeters Help Cut Water Leaks by a Half Billion Gallons/Year in UK
Warminster, PA, - Electromagnetic flowmeters from ABB are playing a key role in cutting water leakage for the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in England, with reductions of 60% achieved at some sites. Leakage has already dropped by about 528 million (US) gallons per year across more than 1,500 MoD sites where C2C Services manages water and waste utility assets. C2C Services is a consortium of Severn...
Read More »ABB Wins $73 Million Power Order in Switzerland
New control system will facilitate more efficient management of nuclear power plant Zurich, Switzerland, - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $73 million from Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (KKL) to refurbish and upgrade the non safety related operational control and automation system at their 1,220 megawatt Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland. For this...
Read More »ABB Wins $26 Million Order to Power Refinery in Greece
Integrated electrical and automation solutions to optimize production at Elefsina refinery Zurich, Switzerland, - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $26 million from Hellenic Petroleum SA to provide an integrated power and automation system for the upgrade of Hellenic Petroleum's Elefsina refinery, west of Athens. The environmentally friendly refinery...
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ABB and Fortum to Develop Large-Scale Smart Grid for Sustainable City Project
Project in Stockholm is part of goal to make significant emission cuts in city Zurich, Switzerland, Nov.13, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will work on a joint development project with the Nordic utility Fortum to design and install a large-scale smart grid in a new district of the city of Stockholm. The R&D project will test the concept of a flexible, low-emission...
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Dallas's Cowboys Stadium Provides Dramatic Backdrop for ABB Power & Control Road Show
Nearly 600 customers turn out to see, show, venue, and attend technical workshops in the stadium seats Arlington, Texas, November 8, 2009 - Visitors to the ABB Power & Control Road show in the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium, November 4th and 5th, got to see ABB's automation solutions in static exhibits - and the ways in which the stadium utilizes a variety of these solutions to operate much of the...
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University Recovers $1.25 Million in Yearly Steam Billings
ABB Swirl flowmeters improve measurement accuracy, pintpoint leaks, and promote conservation Warminster, PA, November 9, 2009 -- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) operates its own steam generating plant on its campus in downtown Richmond. This steam plant consists of three identical boilers, each capable of generating 125,000 lbs/hr at 120 to 200 psi. The plant distributes more than 400...
Read More »ABB Drive System Wins the 2009 Science and Technology Achievement Award of CIS
ABB retains the national award and its leading technology is well recognized by an authoritative national institution Beijing, October 23, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced recently that its drive system for paper production lines won the China Instrumentation and Control Society 's 2009 Science and Technology Achievement Award, in the Excellent Product...
Read More »ABB to Supply Drive Systems for Copper Mountain Project in British Columbia
Copper Mountain's new super pit mine will optimize production profits with variable speed drives. Houston, TX, October 13 , 2009 '- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, earlier this year was awarded a contract valued over $19 million by Copper Mountain Mining Corp., to deliver energy efficient drive systems for the Copper Mountain Mining project in Canada. The order was booked...
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Innovative Diaphragm Coating for Sensor Resists Highly Abrasive Nickel Ore Slurry
Avoids costly downtime caused by pressure sensor failure WARMINSTER, PA, October 7, 2009 - Highly abrasive nickel ore slurry flow at a Canadian Xstrata nickel ore processing mill caused serious erosion of metallic diaphragms in pressure transmitters -- even when retofitted with a protective rubber pad. Transmitters failed unpredictably and frequently, requiring replacement once or twice a year....
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