ABB has entered into an agreement with Scania, a leading global provider of transportation solutions, to provide a full range of robotic solutions for its new highly automated battery assembly plant in Sweden. This new plant will be an important milestone for Scania on the road to electrification of heavy vehicles. Over the next few years, Scania will invest more than SEK 1 billion ($108 million) in the new plant, which is expected to be fully operational in 2023.
ABB has entered into an agreement with Scania, a leading global provider of transportation solutions, to provide a full range of robotic solutions for its new highly automated battery assembly plant in Sweden. This new plant will be an important milestone for Scania on the road to electrification of heavy vehicles. Over the next few years, Scania will invest more than SEK 1 billion ($108 million) in the new plant, which is expected to be fully operational in 2023.
Joerg Reger, Global Head of Automotive at ABB Robotics, said: "We are delighted to be working with Scania, a long-standing customer, to help deliver their electrification blueprint. The automotive industry has always been at the forefront of automation applications, but the electrification transition means that the manufacturing process in the automotive industry will be radically changed. With specialized automation technology, we will design specialized solutions to help customers improve manufacturing flexibility. For a market leader like Scania, making this transition is significant. "
Tony Persson, Head of Battery Assembly at Scania, said: "The new plant has been designed in line with Scania's leading philosophy, and we have always been at the forefront of industrial digitalisation and automation, advocating the use of advanced robotics to simplify production processes and increase production flexibility, and this is where ABB's robotic solutions benefit. For Scania, the new plant is also an investment that will further strengthen Sweden's position as a leader in cutting-edge technologies for the electrification of heavy vehicles, which is essential for achieving a sustainable transport transformation."
The state-of-the-art new facility is located in Sodertalje, Sweden, near Scania's chassis assembly plant and covers an area of 18,000 square meters. The factory is fully automated from receiving goods, production to delivery. The plant will assemble modules from Northvolt's battery plant in Skelleftea and deliver the assembled packs directly to the car assembly shop. Several ABB robots are involved in the assembly process, including the IRB 390, IRB 4600 and IRB 6700, supporting the production process in conjunction with the robotic system.
