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24 May 2021 Introducing ‘climate-smart’ mining on the road to Industry 4.0
Reducing our carbon footprint to mitigate the impact of climate change, as outlined in international treaties like the Paris Agreement, and accelerating the journey to the all-electric mine, is a business priority...
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2 March 2021 ABB urges greater adoption of high-efficiency motors and drives to combat climate change – global electricity...
In a new white paper, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives. ABB calls on...
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28 January 2021 Taking the pressure off the water industry with digitalisation
Sean McCree, Product Management Manager, ABB Motion Traditional water and wastewater utility systems weren’t built for the dramatically changing stresses of climate change and rapid urbanisation. Therefore, the...
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25 November 2020 ABB launches ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists ensuring the highest level of personnel and equipment safety
Suite includes the first Safety Integrity Level 3 certified mine hoist brake system, hoist monitor and hoist protector on the market Global technology company ABB is launching ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists, a...
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3 November 2020 ABB Food Safe motors withstand over 1 100 washdown cycles
Rigorous testing at a state-of-the-art hygiene laboratory verifies that ABB’s Food Safe stainless steel motors can withstand frequent sanitation. The motors emerged in full working order after being subjected to...
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19 October 2020 ABB supports launch of engineering scholarship programme for Africa
ABB is proud to announce its support of the inaugural Ashesi-ETH Master’s in Engi-neering Programme in partnership with two world-leading universities for technology and the natural sciences, namely ETH Zurich and...
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15 July 2020 How motors and variable speed drives can help food and beverage plants reach sustainability goals
Strong demand for convenient, healthier foods and beverages – produced and packaged in the most environmentally friendly way possible – is placing critical importance on sustainability at every stage of the value...
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18 June 2020 Remote commissioning helps major African sugar mills improve quality, reduce costs
Virtual commissioning can be used in a number of different ways without working with physical assets and has several benefits for customers. This technology has the potential to improve operations in nearly any...
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15 May 2020 Drive engineered packaged solutions tailored for your application needs
ABB provides engineered solutions for AC and DC drives across a broad range of applications. Designed to meet the exacting needs of your business or process, you can be sure that your technical requirements will be...
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