CI522A Double digital business ABB further strengthens its leadership position in industrial automation

In the corner of the exhibition area, the material high-speed diverting, confluence, can set any position, speed, spacing and other manufacturing parameters, and seamless integration with ABB robots, this ABB B&R ACOPOStrak new generation of linear electric drive flexible conveying system demonstration, attracted many professionals stop. The system is flexible and changeable, and through maglev control technology, it greatly simplifies the traditional production line design, and can achieve customized and efficient flexible manufacturing of any batch, even batch "1", setting a new standard for the smart factory motion control in the era of mass customization.

On the other side of the pavilion, ABB's first commercial modular process automation solution also attracted a large audience. This new and innovative digital technology is the first integration solution that combines a business process layer and a module layer with Module Type Package (MTP) technology to provide the process industry with lower costs, reduced risk and improved scheduling capabilities to adapt to changing consumer needs.

At the "ABB Power & Automation World 2018" event held in Xiamen, ABB announced 68 new products, including 20 ABB AbilityTM digital products and solutions.

"Our customers are very interested in this modular process automation solution." Tang Weishi, President of ABB's Industrial Automation Division, said: "This modular scheme is based on the needs of customers came into being, is a kind of small batch, multi-variety application, very simple and convenient, many standardized applications modular, so the biggest benefit is to shorten the engineering time, improve efficiency, so in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, fine chemical, food and beverage industries, it can bring a lot of benefits."

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The new generation of flexible conveying systems, ACOPOStrak, and modular process automation solutions, are just the latest addition to ABB's extensive digital solutions, which ABB showcased at the event. As ABB's largest customer event in China, the theme of this year's ABB Power and Automation World is "Working together to create a Digital Future", and ABB showed more of the latest digital technology achievements and important breakthroughs in this year's event. And the remarkable results of helping customers in the power, industrial, transportation and infrastructure sectors deploy digital solutions.

"ABB's leading digital solutions are perfectly aligned with the development needs of China's industrial transformation and upgrading, and ABB's digital business in China has doubled since the launch of ABB AbilityTM digital solutions and platforms in China in 2017," said ABB Group CEO Peter Spivor at the event.

Tang Weishi also noted, "We are very excited by the feedback from the market and customers on digital solutions. China is a very big market for us, and it's a growing market, and from a digital point of view, it's moving much faster than other countries."

Market performance provides the best feedback. "Our performance this year has been solid and generally satisfactory." Said Jiang Haibo, head of ABB's industrial automation division in China. Clearly, in the performance, digital business has played a role.

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In addition, in Jiang Haibo's view, the strategic measures developed by ABB's Industrial Automation division have also been well implemented, mainly in several aspects: first, the stock market has maintained growth, and this year, it has seized the opportunity in some industries that have picked up, such as metallurgy, ports, papermaking, mining, etc.; In addition, in the food and beverage, data center, electric vehicles, water industry and other fast-growing light industry market has a good performance; And actively participate in the projects of Chinese enterprises in countries along the "Belt and Road" to help ABB expand its business scope and influence in overseas markets.

There is no doubt that ABB AbilityTM digital solutions and platforms have become a "weapon" for ABB's industrial automation business to move forward in the digital era, providing a solid guarantee for ABB to further strengthen its leadership position in the industrial automation industry. So far, ABB has provided leading digital solutions to dozens of Chinese enterprises in the industrial, power, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

For example, China's first self-built polar research icebreaker "Snow Dragon 2" has been installed with ABB AbiliyTM intelligent engine room solution, which can conduct real-time digital monitoring of ship engine room equipment, provide equipment health status assessment and decision-making recommendations, facilitate remote management of assets and preventive maintenance, thereby helping customers create more value. ABB provides the efficient and reliable ABB AbilityTM Tekomar XPERT digital solution for the container fleet of Shanghai Goshim Marine Management Co., LTD. As a digital solution for Marine engine performance, ABB AbilityTM Tekomar XPERT provides shipping customers with actionable action advice to improve engine performance and reduce operating costs by analyzing and comparing actual engine operation data and aerial survey test data. ABB B&R's SuperTrak flexible conveyor system, which has been put into use in several markets in China, greatly simplifies the design of machines and reduces the switching time of production orders in the field of automotive electronics. In the lithium battery manufacturing industry, where processes and customer needs are changing rapidly, SuperTrak can achieve production collaboration through rapid production reorganization and flexible parameter configuration to improve production efficiency.

In Tang Weishi and Jiang Haibo's view, there are many new market segment opportunities in China, which are exactly where ABB can do, and also fit very well with ABB AbilityTM digital solutions.