In pursuit of productivity

• ABB spells productivity

  ABB's wide range of cutting-edge products, systems and services help our customers increase productivity in their plants and processes, again and again.

From the Top

• ABB cuts energy consumption in Shanghai metro

  Nov. 3 - ABB power equipment is helping Shanghai Metro reduce energy consumption and stabilize the power network in the city’s vast subway system.

News

• Robots help Swiss baker achieve productivity gains and energy savings

  2008-10-28: Roland Murten AG, a Swiss baker, has installed camera-guided robots from ABB to pack its crisp and brittle pretzels at high speed, reducing the amount of waste and cutting energy consumption by about 12 percent on its main production line.

• ABB robots help recreate the Big Bang

  2008-09-15: Two ABB robots performed 54 million precision welding operations to help build the two accelerator rings in the Large Hadron Collider, through which particles were beamed for the first time last week to recreate the beginnings of the universe, one billionth of a second after the Big Bang.

• ABB technology revolutionizes U.S. airport radar systems

  2008-09-12: Revolutionary new ABB semiconductor switches are the key component in airport radar control systems that monitor U.S. airspace and ensure the safety of millions of passengers at all 132 civilian airports throughout the country.

Reference materials

• ABB Review "Pioneering Collaboration"
• The science of manufacturing
• ABB Review "Human in the loop"
• ABB Review Special Report "Automation systems"
• ABB Review "Contemporary manufacturing challenges"
• ABB Review "Aspects of productivity"

Links

• Product guide
• Service guide
• Heritage brands
• Industrial IT solutions from ABB
• Results-driven automation
• ABB contacts around the world

Tools

• Results-driven automation - video
• Results-driven automation - brochure
• Glossary of common terms