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ABB's System 800xA One of the First Systems Registered as FOUNDATION(TM) Fieldbus Host
Passed rigorous new test for openness and interoperability Wickliffe, Ohio, April 20, 2009 ---ABB announced today that its Extended Automation System 800xA was recently registered as an initial FOUNDATION fieldbus host system after it passed the Fieldbus Foundation's rigorous new Host Profile Registration Process. ABB is one of only two vendors that have received the new certificate according to...
Read More »ABB Wins $20 Million U.S. Power Order from Oncor
FACTS solution to maintain grid reliability and improve environment in Texas Zurich, Switzerland, April 9, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $20 million from Oncor to supply a Static VAr Compensator (SVC) unit to support the transmission grid in north Texas. The order was booked in the first quarter and the turnkey project is scheduled...
Read More »ABB Wins Frame Order for 2,100 Robots
Five-year agreement will enhance productivity at carmaker BMW AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (April 14, 2009)- ABB Robotics, a leading supplier of industrial robots, has signed a frame agreement with BMW Group to deliver 2,100 industrial robots over five years, beginning in 2010, to support the carmaker's operations in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The robots will be applied in parts...
Read More »ABB's System 800xA Will Help Double Production at Europe's Largest Copper Mine
ABB's Extended Automation System 800xA is part of a comprehensive solution that will help double annual production capacity at Boliden's Aitik copper mine in Sweden and extend the productive life of the site by an additional 25 years Zurich, Switzerland, April 8, 2009 - A comprehensive ABB power and automation solution - including the world's most powerful gearless mill drives, and System 800xA...
Read More »ABB Wins $56 Million Substation Orders in Algeria
Compact GIS substations to strengthen industrial and residential power supplies Zurich, Switzerland, April 6, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $ 56 million from Algeria's state-owned power company, Sonelgaz, to supply two substations and ten mobile substations. The orders were booked in the first quarter. One 60-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated...
Read More »ABB Commissions Switchgear Rated at More Than 1 million Volts
Switchgear a key component of safe and reliable ultrahigh-voltage AC transmission Zurich, Switzerland, March 23, 2009- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has commissioned a switchgear rated to handle more than one million volts (1,100kV), touching new heights in terms of global voltage levels. The ultrahigh-voltage gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) has a switching capability of...
Read More »ABB Helps Keep Power Flowing in Southern Alberta
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 19, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, announced today that it has been awarded an important contract in Langdon near Calgary by AltaLink, L.P., Alberta's largest electrical transmission provider. The contract calls for ABB to initially replace certain components at risk of failure within AltaLink's current Static Var Compensator...
Read More »ABB Wins Power Orders to Help Improve Energy Efficiency for Steel Plants in the Persian Gulf Region
SVC Light-® FACTS systems to help stabilize metallurgical processes and maintain power quality Zurich, Switzerland, March 3, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders of around $16 million to install flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) for two steel plants in the Persian Gulf Region. The installations in Kuwait and UAE and are expected to be...
Read More »Optimization Software is intended for process industries.
ABB's cpmPlus Expert Optimizer process control software coordinates setpoints of different parts of process and immediately detects deviations among different parts of operation. By combining neural networks and fuzzy control with implementations of linear and nonlinear model predictive control, software stabilizes and then optimizes process. Using Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems, operational and...
Read More »Orifice Plate Flowmeter features one-piece design.
Supplied factory configured and pressure tested, OriMaster Orifice DP Flowmeter is suitable for clean liquids, gases, and steam applications in line sizes from 1-8 in. and at pressures up to 1,450 psi. Unit combines all major components needed for orifice plate installation in one assembly, eliminating need to source and install separate manifold, transmitter, and impulse piping. OriMaster V...
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