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ABB factory in Finland unveils largest solar power plant in Nordic countries

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:16:57 GMT

2010-06-17 - The largest grid-connected solar power plant in the Nordic countries, built on the roof of an ABB factory, has been powered up during an inauguration ceremony attended by Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs and dignitaries from academia, industry and business.

ABB helps South Africa prepare for the World Cup

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:27:52 GMT

2010-06-11 - ABB has been involved in multiple projects to help South Africa host the 2010 soccer World Cup tournament, which is underway from June 11 to July 11.

ABB expands its solar inverter offering

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:37:11 GMT

2010-06-09 - New ABB solar inverters* for residential and commercial buildings as well as a megawatt station for photovoltaic power plants are being introduced to the market for the first time at the Intersolar fair in Munich, Germany - the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry.

ABB solution boosts power plant energy efficiency

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 06:55:22 GMT

2010-06-08 - ABB medium-voltage drives have slashed the energy consumption of two boiler feed pumps at a coal-fired power plant in Germany by 25 percent. The solution increases plant revenues by $800,000 a year and reduces annual CO2 emissions by 10,200 tons.

Raising productivity and protecting worker health

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:32:32 GMT

2010-06-02 - Packing 60,000 plastic bottles a day by hand was taking a high toll in labor costs and operator health for an Australian plastics company. A single ABB robot not only solved the problem, it increased productivity by up to 40 percent.

The LBU Open Control Systems, Italy, hosted the 2nd edition of the Channel Partner Day.

Fri, 14 May 2010 09:31:58 GMT

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ABB to present full technology offering at IWEX 2010

Wed, 12 May 2010 15:15:42 GMT

2010-05-12 - ABB will be reinforcing its expertise in water and wastewater treatment at [IWEX 2010] with a bigger stand (F20) than previous years, featuring its full range of products for water processes. A central feature of the stand is an automated interactive display demonstrating how ABB’s technologies can be integrated to help monitor and control water supplies.

Tailored AC drive modules for water and wastewater applications

Wed, 5 May 2010 09:38:30 GMT

2010-05-05 - ABB introduces new dedicated drives for water and wastewater

ABB robots improve cost efficiency of die-cast parts for Nordic foundry

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:19:19 GMT

2010-04-19 - The Swedish company Ljunghäll, based in Södra Vi in the Swedish province of Småland has been in blacksmithing for over 90 years, but now it is using ABB robots to become a leading manufacturer of technically advanced aluminium die-cast products in the Nordic region.

ABB robots improve working conditions and increase efficiency in Norwegien foundry

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:29:00 GMT

2010-04-19 - In the tough environment of CTF in Norway, aluminum parts are cast, finished and inspected by ABB robots which can handle the heat and radiation in a way no human being can, and with four times the efficiency.