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ABB Flowmeters Reduce Water Loss in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by 40 Percent
ABB FlowMaster flowmeters are helping the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, to cut leakage in its water distribution network by around 40 percent. The flowmeters were repeatedly selected for their outstanding accuracy and performance. Zurich, Switzerland, --ABB's market-leading range of FlowMaster flowmeters has been selected on three separate occasions as part of a large-scale project to modernize...
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 LightÃ-® 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...
Read More »ABB Wins Major BC Hydro Retrofit Contract in Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 4, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, announced today that it has been awarded an $18 million contract by BC Hydro at the utility's G.M. Shrum (GMS) power generation station located at Hudson's Hope, British Columbia. The work is to be carried out in three stages, with the first phase to be completed by August 2009 and the balance...
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ABB Breaks New Ground on the North Sea Floor
An undersea cable will connect an ACS1000 frequency converter on an oil and gas platform off the coast of Norway to a motor and pump injecting seawater into a new oil field 31-kilometers away, and 300 meters beneath the sea. Zurich, Switzerland March 3, 2009 - An innovative, ABB-designed system that uses an underwater cable to connect a pump motor on the floor of the North Sea to a frequency...
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