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ABB and Silver Spring Networks Announce Smart Grid Interoperability
Successful interoperability testing brings together Distribution Automation, SCADA, AMI capabilities onto a single Smart Grid platform San Diego, California, January 30, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, and Silver Spring Networks today announced successful completion of interoperability testing of ABB's COM600 substation computer and PCD recloser device with Silver...
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ABB Successfully Commissions World's Largest Aluminum Smelter Potline
Sohar Aluminum Company potline now operating with 1650 V DC, with an annual output of 350,000 tons of aluminum Baden, Switzerland, January 28, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced the successful completion of the commissioning of Sohar Aluminum Company's (SAC) aluminum smelter potline in Oman. With an annual capacity of 350,000 tons, the SAC potline is the...
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LonWorks® Serial Control Capabilities Now Expanded to ABB E-Clipse Bypass Option for ACH550 Drive Line
NEW BERLIN, Wis., January 8, 2009 . . . ABB Inc., Low Voltage Drives released the FLON-01 LonWorks Adapter module for the company's E-Clipse Bypass option for the ACH550 drive for HVAC applications. The easy-to-install option adapter mounts to the E-Clipse Bypass, allowing serial control and / or monitoring of the E-Clipse Bypass and ACH550 drive. In addition to allowing fast and simple LonWorks...
Read More »ABB Wins $8.7 Million Automation and Power Order for SCA Ortviken's New Pulp Line
Integrated process and electrical systems to expand capacity, increase efficiency and improve quality Houston, Texas, December 1, 2008 --ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $8.7 million to supply power and automation equipment to SCA Ortviken's new pulp line at its paper mill in northern Sweden. ABB's delivery includes an integrated process and...
Read More »ABB Wins Offshore Contracts Worth $150 Million
Electrical systems will provide reliable power for new deepwater drilling rigs Houston, Texas, December 3, 2008 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won six contracts collectively worth more than $150 million to supply main electrical systems for drilling rigs and drill-ships built in Asia. The orders were booked during the third quarter of 2008. Among the new orders...
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Software delivers process analytical technology solution.
Designed for use with any process automation solution, Industrial IT eXtended PAT promotes integration of analytical measurements into manufacturing process to optimize product development, quality, and safety of end product. Program combines process data collection and analysis with traditional process control and data management. In addition to host of resident analyzer drivers, xPAT utilizes...
Read More »Switching Control targets high-voltage circuit breakers.
Housed in NEMA 1 enclosure, Switching Control Sentinel(TM) enables synchronized closing or opening of independent pole operated circuit breakers. Smart Grid capable, device provides digital communication capabilities, as well as microprocessor-based condition monitoring of breaker's synchronous performance. Detailed waveforms are stored for last 20 operations in non-volatile flash memory. As...
Read More »ABB to Provide AmerenUE Hydro Plant with Equipment for Improved Functionality, Reliability
ABB wins order to retrofit AmerenUE Taum Sauk Hydroelectric plant with their complete iICE engineered solution Orlando, Florida, December 2, 2008 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, announced today that it has won an order to provide power plant equipment for the AmerenUE Taum Sauk Pump Storage Hydro plant in Missouri. ABB will implement a completely integrated...
Read More »Black Hills Selects ABB's Integrated Instrumentation, Control & Electrical System Solution for New Wygen III Power Station
ABB's iICE solution will provide the Wyoming plant with significant improvements in energy efficiency and cost savings Orlando, Florida, December 2, 2008 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that Black Hills Corporation, a diversified energy company, has selected ABB to provide power generation products, services and electrical design expertise for Wygen III,...
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Project Update: ABB's System 800xA Helps Revolutionize Waste Management in Australia
ABB is supplying a complete power and automation solution for a groundbreaking bioconversion technology that processes municipal waste into high-grade compost and generates emissions-free electric power from waste biogas. Perth, Australia, November 5, 2008 - Designed and engineered by Australian company AnaeCo, the first installation of this patented technology known as DiCOM-® is currently...
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