Automation Systems

Subsea Production System Deal Awarded to Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Fossekall-Dompap project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 1 billion. Scope of work includes three template-manifold structures, 11 subsea trees, a control system and a...

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Product Infeed Unit transports sensitive and non-accumulable food.

Designed as product infeed unit for horizontal flow wrappers, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) balances out product flow irregularities, creates defined spaces, and synchronizes product and film speeds. This ensures careful product transport of sensitive and non-accumulable food and confectionery products. Able to achieve max output of 1,400 products/min, compact and modular system accommodates...

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Packaging System supports pick-and-place and palletizing.

Packaging System supports pick-and-place and palletizing.

Integrating robots, vision systems, and conveyor belts, KeMotion Packaging Solution provides palletizing cycles of 15 packages/min and pick-and-place sequences up to 220 picks/min. KAIRO robot command set facilitates intuitive programming and integration of vision and tracking systems, while integrated, dynamic robot model provides continuous, forward-thinking movement analyses for sequences at...

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Bioreactor Control System utilizes single-use sensors.

Supporting bioreactors ranging from 25-2,000 L in size, T700(TM) upstream processing platform incorporates TruViu G3 hardware with utility tower, pump tower, and gas manifold. System is optimized for use with single-use vessels and has TruBio v4.0 software, which enables high-quality graphics, database management, calibration, reporting, and OPC-interconnectivity with off-line analyzers. Two...

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Energy Efficiency, Reliability, and Productivity with Three-Pronged Integration

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division will be using this year's Hanover Fair as a platform to showcase the considerable progress made in its strategic three-pronged integration approach. We are creating a seamless drive train, integrating it into the Siemens automation world Totally Integrated Automation, and tying this into the relevant customer application. This allows us to offer our...

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ABB to Supply Control Solution for Supercritical Power Plant in India

Integrated control and instrumentation to ensure high levels of plant efficiency and availability Zurich, Switzerland - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India's largest power company, to supply an integrated control and instrumentation solution for the 2x660 megawatt (MW) super thermal power plant in the state...

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System for Welding Cylinders

A manufacturer of steel cylinders for fire suppression systems wanted to move from using heavy wall pipe cut to length with end caps welded on both ends. They wanted a new manufacturing line of equipment to produce tanks from raw plate which is rolled, seam welded, end cap welded and then x-ray tested with an output of (5) 24 diameter full length tanks per hour. The pressure cylinders range in...

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ABB to Supply Integrated Control Solution for Supercritical Power Plant in India

ABB to Supply Integrated Control Solution for Supercritical Power Plant in India

Integrated control based on System 800xA and instrumentation to ensure high levels of plant efficiency and availability Zurich, Switzerland - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India's largest power company, to supply an integrated control and instrumentation solution for the 2x660 megawatt (MW) super thermal...

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ABB Wins Aluminum Project in Canada

Power and automation to improve overall productivity and energy efficiency Houston, TX - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Aluminerie Alouette to deliver power and automation solutions and engineering services for its smelter in Quebec, Canada. ABB's solutions will provide greater operational flexibility and productivity on both pot lines, and improved...

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ABB Wins $60 Million Oil and Gas Order in Norway

Integrated automation and electrical solutions to increase offshore productivity and energy efficiency Zurich, Switzerland,- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth more than $60 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries to provide an array of power and automation technologies for an offshore production platform at the Goliat oil and gas field off the northern...

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