Control system, user interfaces, process integration and reporting secure food cultures on time

Production increase by 35%, reliability and repeatability, real-time and historical information

More robust and more reliable control system for GMD, all future upgrades of the control system are executed online, one common source for all GMD system data

Reducing energy and raw material consumption, while keeping vital processes running without interruption

Redundant system enables safe and highly reliable service, easy switching between operating modes and energy efficiency insights

Using ABB software to to improve the planning of the operation and reduce energy cost in the entire facility

Alarm management and monitoring critical for energy-efficient boiler powered by bio fuel

Boosting production capacity by 75 % for world's largest, most technologically advanced alumina refinery

Integrated electrical and automation system for supertanker converted into FPSO ensures Sufficient power to operate many deepwater wells, including water injection and gas liquefaction

Beyond beer production automation, also reducing water & energy consumption

Maestro-UX retrofit without Reverse Osmosis plant shutdown, integration of Symphony Melody DCS to allow common operation, plant management system upgrade

Power from shore with seamless integration of power management, asset management, telecommunication to improve safety and reliability

Robust solution for more efficient production, access to all necessary functions without customization

Lowering lifecycle costs with one IED technology, library, control system, and common IEC 61850 engineering toolset

The world’s first pulp mill to be independent of fossil fuels for its day-to-day operation and to supply neighboring town with electricity, district heating and biofuels

Improved safety and better visibility, integrated IR detectors enable reliable and fast diagnostic

First in the world process and power control in the same system using IEC 61850

Simulator shortens the new plant start-up period, helps train operators and test changes to control systems and processes, free of interference

Skilled operators from day one, lower risk potential and cost savings thanks to realistic process simulations

System simulator provides operator training and enables test runs to reduce time and effort for commissioning

Two System 800xA Simulators have helped Statoil overcome the challenges of recovering and processing some of the heaviest and most challenging crude oil on the planet.

Creating world’s largest tunnel ventilation system with highest levels of reliability and energy efficiency

Automation and BMS solutions delivered to Gedeon Richter Plc’s biotechnological facility

Cost-effective evolution of DCI System Six to 800xA at Sumitomo's Genk site, Belgium

Up to 40% improvement of strip flatness in rolling mills.

Digitizing operation of micro data centers installed in telecom towers across the country

Simpler troubleshooting and safer work environment with all functions and sensors integrated into one system

Automation for milk reception, pasteurization and for monitoring and control while transferring milk, cream and butter milk from reception tanks to packaging machines

Production managers instantly view plant metrics and KPIs outside the control room based on real-time control system data and analyze historical data and events from their office PC.

CRH harnesses the power of ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer to rationalize energy use in kiln, cooler and calciner when burning alternative fuels to help maximize output, minimize fuel consumption and use energy effectively

ABB dramatically improved SO2 emission control and helped to significantly reduce hydrate consumption by 11%

In Sweden, Sandvik Materials Technology modernized their nearly 50-year-old main furnace and took a digital leap with the ABB Ability™ Operations Data Management zenon software solution to boost production.

Kotkamills Oy, located in Finland, produces an annual turnover of around EUR 270 million, and exports represent about 90% of total product sales.

Ittihad Paper Mill (IPM) is the first printing and writing paper mill in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and the largest in the Middle East North Africa region. With ABB Ability™ Manufacturing Execution System, the mill was able to optimize production management while meeting their end customer expectations on delivery and quality.

St. Croix Tissue benefits from ABB Ability™ Manufacturing Execution System for pulp and paper to rapidly streamline operations at their new mill in the U.S.

Using digital technology to provide greater convenience, higher efficiency, reduced costs

Czech Republic’s biggest potato starch producer uses ABB Ability digital solutions to streamline production, get full control over power and raw material consumption, while maintaining key processes without interruption

Increased control system utilization maximizes business value by turning data insights into direct action

Contract from China Resources Power Holdings to automate the new 700 megawatt (MW) Huarun Yichang Xiaoting supercritical coal-fired power plant

Holmen’s paper mill in Braviken just outside Norrköping, Sweden produces printing paper in one of the world’s most production-efficient mills. With high demands on equipment that lead to availability challenges, the mill turned to ABB for an upgrade and optimization project that helped the mill reduce downtime and improve runnability.

ABB is collaborating with its global, strategic partner, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), on jointly developed technology to significantly reduce the energy consumption of high-performance supercomputers, while at the same time increasing their computing capacity and reliability.

650 drives and other electrical components connected to the control centers across the Atlantic, detecting errors before they become problems

Project improves end to end production visibility and helps digitalize operations using ABB Ability™ Data Analytics Platform for metals

Digital solution connects steel melt shop operations with ladle and crane tracking and thermal loss prediction for higher casting speeds and additional output of 24,000 tonnes per annum

An ABB Symphony® Plus distributed control system is providing a total plant automation solution for an ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in Guangxi, China.

Procontrol P13 with a current HMI solution averts total control system replacement.

The new control software improves reliability, usability, performance and uptime for AST Terni sendzimir mill

Electric and natural gas provider mitigates risk with diagnostic audits, detecting potential system vulnerabilities long before they happen, rather than having to repair because of a crisis.

Managing multiple data centers from a single location

ABB has upgraded the complete human machine interface (HMI) system at the Swanbank E power station.

TEPCO Fuel & Power, Incorporated to upgrade the control and input/output systems for the Futtsu liquefied natural gas receiving terminals, one of the largest and most important LNG terminals in Japan.

Latest electromagnetic stirring and braking technology will help Nucor Steel Brandenburg produce cleaner steel faster, with reduced maintenance and at lower cost

Duvha power station is a six unit, coal-fired power plant operated by the South African electrical utility, Eskom, with a total installed capacity of 3,600 megawatts (MW).

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The Severnside facility will treat up to 400,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste a year, with an installed electrical capacity of 37 megawatts (MW), enough to power 50,000 UK homes.

Harbin Electric International has selected ABB as its plant automation partner for a major new supercritical power plant project in Turkey.

ABB Ability™ System 800xA, ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer and ABB Ability™ Knowledge Manager for cement combine to enable plant--wide automation to help Jura achieve enhanced productivity and quality at its plant in Switzerland

Improvement of decision-making processes, predictive maintenance, efficient use of resources and operational coordination in real time

Production data acquisition and conditioning, long-term archival, alarm list, ratio computations, lifetime monitoring and comprehensive accounting running on ABB's Process Information Management System (PIMS)

Modernizing the systems and ensuring long-term availability of spare parts

Hydrocarbons Command Center at Oyster Creek, Texas designed for maximum operator effectiveness

Structured and well-planned maintenance makes costs low and predictable, upgrades implemented on schedule

Fast-track delivery of power plant automation system and substation expansion will help boost generating capacity and ensure grid stability in populous northern region of Algeria

ABB’s solution to automate the Enewill, Osaka Gas and SMFL MIRAI Partners greenfield Wakayama Gobo biomass power plant

ABB’s power infrastructure solution and critical services monitoring system help support NEXTDC in achieving the highest possible levels of reliability and resilience from the data centres they design and build, as they deliver on their brand promise to provide their customers with a 100% uptime guarantee.

Repeat order from Doosan Heavy Industries to automate a 600 megawatt (MW) supercritical coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, an extension of the Vinh Tan 4 supercritical thermal power plant located about 230 km east of Ho Chi Minh City.

The plant is fueled by natural gas and has the capacity to produce 230 megawatts of heat and around 300 MW of electricity for some 100,000 homes in Lichterfelde, a suburb of Berlin.

The Symphony Plus system controls and monitors the entire power plant, including the turbine, heat recovery steam generator and its auxiliaries, and balance-of-plant. The system is equipped with the latest generation of SD Series flexible control and I/O modules, a field-proven technology featuring scalable and flexible design.

The order is worth over $20 million and was awarded by the Hydro Plants Generation Company to provide extensive plant automation and control solutions for the Aswan hydropower complex in Egypt as part of a major plant rehabilitation program.

Pilot project with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres to map the potential of artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics, with a target of at least 10 percent energy savings

Substantial order is part of a major modernization that will help the leading metals producer to manufacture the steel products of the future

$25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt photovoltaic power plant in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

ABB ArcSave® patented technology to save time, energy and materials while improving yield at new voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria

Plant electrification, automation and substation solutions for solar power plants being built as part of India’s strong push for solar energy and renewables. Spread across the southern Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, these projects will connect more than 850 megawatts (MW) of solar energy to the grid.

The solution will extend the product lifecycle and boost reliability while reducing downtime and operating costs at the Sendzimir Mill

ABB will automate latest generating units of ‘coal-by-wire’ project in China

Continuous monitoring of asset condition facilitates transition to a predictive maintenance model

Three generations of L&W Autoline enables Ahlstrom-Munksjö to consistently create high-quality electrotechnical paper

SaltX Technology and ABB will collaborate to explore a solution for large-scale energy storage installations designed to offset inconsistencies in renewable energy generation with continuous energy supply

ABB secures contract with Uruguay’s first and largest malting company Maltería Oriental SA (MOSA) Global technology leader ABB now responsible for automation and electrification as plant increases process production from 140,000 to 220,000 tons of barley malt per year ABB’s solutions will support resources efficiencies at the plant, including up to 70 percent water recycling

Modernization project helps future-proof production for Slovenia-based steelmaker’s sendzimir mill

Unique solution to control critical processes at biggest aluminum potline ever built

Integrated solutions for power and automation control, plant optimization and application know-how

Stabilization of horizontal wells with gas lift is achieved by a novel dynamic feedback control solution using the production choke at the wellhead. The production choke is controlled by an AC 800M ABB controller via the Siemens DCS system

Optimising production, reducing the risks of human error and improving operator health and safety

New tools revolutionize data analysis, reduce modeling effort

Model predictive control for effective pH control in waste water stripping column, minimizing usage of steam to comply with regulations and increase energy efficiency

Model predictive control - inherently suited to optimization of bioprocess for predicting violations of constraints, handling complex interactions and smoothly adjusting manipulated variables

Increased output, lower fuel consumption, longer refractory life and better and more consistent quality

51% reduction in blow kappa number, a pulp quality indicator with a stable blow flow rate, and 60% reduction in chip level variation

Coordination of multiple refinery utilities to implement optimal power plan

Model predictive control for a more stable and reliable steam supply and reduced operating costs

Better process stability, more homogenous quality of the components extracted at each step, yield maximization

Timely adjustments to froth levels, air flows and reagents for process stabilization and increased recovery. Particle size controlled, standard deviation decreased by 79%, autopilot for operators, no constraint violations with respect to power, torque, mill load

Powerful thickness and flatness control, reliable material tracking and products management system, precise motor control, improving the dynamic performance and lowering downtime

Improved availability and safety, six large AC drives with specially manufactured motors and a unique redundant power supply

Processing wet seaweed to dry powder as food ingredient only takes 24h

Securing plant's continuity and availability, ensuring future availability of spare parts

Complete virtualization of all HMI servers to better manage operating system and application updates

HMI upgrade for central information management, data acquisition and reporting

The new system has a number of advantages and is far easier to get used to for new operators

A single window into process automation, field device engineering and maintenance

ABB migrates state-of-the-art control technology into one centralized control room. The high performance HMI and the innovative Extended Operator Workplace will ensure efficiency and quality at the site.

OCTOPUS-Onboard software for motion monitoring, response prediction and heavy-weather decision support on the largest and most advanced heavy lift vessel ever built

Using AI to optimize concentration processes

ABB Paper Machine Optimization Services to diagnose runnability issues and improve efficiency on two aging paper machines

The new mill will have the tools needed to achieve peak productivity and quality by identifying potential problems and providing recommendations to correct them.

Demonstrated compliance with SIL, new standards implemented, target SILs of several SIFs reduced

Extending control system's life for one of the world's most effective and sustainable hydropower stations

Consulting services provide sound engineering judgment on where to concentrate expensive resources and money

Vale S11D invested in a digital system that monitors condition of more than 6,000 assets of its plant

Optimizing enterprise asset management with ABB Asset Suite and eSOMS software

Remote monitoring operations from a location thousands of kilometers away

New concepts allowing industrial demand-side management (iDSM) tested live in steel production

First delivery of on-board DC grid system, including all power, propulsion, automation and advisory systems

Safety and automation systems (SAS), information management system (IMS), condition monitoring system (CMS) and operator training system (OTS)

Wire rod mill modernization at EZDK to improve productivity and process diagnostics

The first cruise vessel to utilize ABB's energy management system EMMA™ to reduce investment and operational costs, optimize vessel performance

System 800xA and MP200 controllers upgrade with minimal production interruption and quick ramp-up to nominal capacity

Safe and continuous blast furnace production with redundant configuration based on Freelance DCS

The first distributed control system in Pakistan - ABB Ability™ System 800xA - to control paper machines, power house, coater machines and stock areas at Bulleh Shah Packaging (Pvt) Limited.

At this largest petrochemical complex ever built in a single phase a single operator is able to take on a range of complex, interlinked tasks

Automation Sentinel enables cost-effective system evolution

This case study demonstrates how easily the Procontrol P13 control system can be augmented with the latest HMI and IT technologies.

Demonstrating to the regulatory authorities that batch reaction process risks are being managed appropriately

Danske Gærfabrikker produces yeast sold throughout the world. System 800xA is the brain running the increasingly digitalized and energy-optimized factory.

Implementing operational consistency and best practices in mining in less than 100 days using ABB standardized business processes for asset management

Greater confidence in the plant’s current program to minimize cyber security risks; customized, detailed action plan that identified and prioritized new mitigation actions; improved understanding of cyber security issues and proactive ways to prevent security breaches

ABB digital control and monitoring technologies strengthen Ho Chi Minh City’s aging water distribution system

ABB's quality control system helps make innovative, sustainable tea bag paper production possible, providing significantly improved CD control – over 50% for basis weight and 20% for moisture

ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer and other digital solutions enable plant--wide automation to help Holcim achieve enhanced productivity and quality at its Ternate plant in Italy

Integration capabilities of System 800xA offered ideal solution for energy savings and operator effectiveness thanks to user-specific interface

Besides the protection upgrade and 800xA electrical integration project package executed within 10 days, ABB also provides automation and electrification support from a remote operation center

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ABB's control devices help monitor, control, record, manage and automate the network of pump stations that control the diversion system’s flow.

Just the right control solution size and price for keeping a better check on processes – both in Sweden and China

Smooth integration of Vacha II station into the hydro power cascade while maximizing yield, and minimizing the need for human attention with remote operation

Rolling mill process control upgrade boosts capacity, improves product precision, reduces scrap and provides better diagnostics

Complete control system based on Compact HMI and AC800M controllers for cleaner sea, healthier environment and improved quality of life

Control solution improves production efficiency, product quality, reducing labor and operational costs

Control solution improves production efficiency, product quality, reducing labor and operational costs

Upgrading the control system of the longest autoclave of its kind in the world - with minimal disruption to production

ABB supplied a complete integrated instrumentation, control and electrical solution for a combined cycle power plant in Bangladesh to cope with power deficiency in the country.

Improved productivity of the plant’s original design by 15 %, increased energy efficiency by 25 %

ABB was awarded a contract from GDF Suez to retrofit the control system of the Hazelwood Power station.

Saigon Ban Mai Commercial Company selected ABB for total control system retrofit of Vinh Son hydropower plant.

Implementing a world-class CMMS automates and streamlines maintenance, reduces costs, increases reliability and productivity by 30%

Many medicines can be destroyed by storage and transport at the wrong temperature. How proper monitoring solutions from ABB support best practice

Better overview, clearer information, more time for operators with ABB Extended Operator Workplace

Thickness deviation, off-gauge length, speed/tension control accuracy, availability etc. met and exceeded the contractual values

Supplying a Symphony® Plus automation solution for a 320-megawatt fuel-fired power plant

Food and beverage industry customer expands operation of ABB Ability™ System 800xA solution to supervise and control new beer filtration

System 800xA automation platform now incorporates quality and energy management, with History database for continuous optimization of all processes

Migration of the HMI to ABB's flagship 800xA v6 and controllers to the latest AC800M models, Quality Control Systems and paper machine drive system upgrades

Systems supplied by a competitor over a decade earlier replaced with no interruption to the daily production

A three year project to upgrade the controls and drives on the press

ABB software performs extensive reporting and considerably improves energy efficiency, availability and the predictability of energy supply and demand.

Thorough preparation resulting in minimum downtime for Zeolite production unit

Thorough preparation resulting in minimum downtime for Zeolite production unit

Fully integrated power and automation system for higher production rate, various kinds of finished products, improved productivity and quality of the material

Advanced automation and power system to bar rolling mill with capacity of 600,000 ton annually, to produce high qualified spring, carbon and alloyed steel

Complying with Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) requirements to safeguard facilities and information

Reduced cycle times on product grade changes, stabilized additive levels, fewer sheet breaks, lower chemical costs, reduced paper quality variation

Energy harvesting takes energy from the environment to power wireless devices that ‘could go on forever’

Fault-free recording despite continuous exposure to high temperatures, humidity, vibration and chalk dust

A holistic view of Process Safety Management (PSM) system for reduced risk of incidents or loss of production

ABB Ability™ DCS and QCS to optimize quality and reduce downtime

A Swedish paper mill brings together experts across disciplines and locations through ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations

Eliminating unplanned stops due to wrong processing in the enrichment plant and mixing of ore types by tracing ore car cargo at different destinations

Reduce cost, better manage the capacity of assets and realize improvements in the whole supply chain efficiency

ABB was selected by DODID to deliver a comprehensive electrification and automation package in their flagship data center. The new solution enables DODID to realize uptime, speed and yield, and provide value for their customers.

Being among the first in the world to operate STS cranes remotely from the comfort of the control room

Trolley system pilot project for mining transport electrification

Advanced automation, protection and control system for Edgard de Souza substation

AL-EMS electromagnetic stirring improves productivity by 17% for Europe's 2nd largest aluminium smelter

ABB is unique in handling technically challenging third-party system modernizations without operation shutdown

ABB Ability™ digital control technology helped Enel to connect its hydropower fleet across Chile, improving coordination and information-sharing.

Cutting-edge control automation will allow Europe’s biggest utility to extend the lifecycle of its assets at La Casella combined cycle power plant.

Complete electrical power plant and propulsion system together with energy management system EMMA and remote diagnostic services

Software simultaneously optimizing the production schedule and the electricity purchase strategy opens the door to important energy cost savings

Using ABB software to to improve the planning of the operation and reduce energy cost in the entire facility

A unified approach to energy conservation and optimization across facilities

A fully automated, customizable lubrication oil blending plant with a production capacity of 270 million liters a year

Detailed report on control system security in one man-week, fast resolution for important security issues, foundation for comprehensive cyber security plan

Two companies that recently upgraded their aging Infi 90 Symphony Plus systems are Huaneng Group and Shandong Zhonghua Power.

An ABB electrical balance-of-plant (EBoP) solution will help a thermal power plant in India reduce power shortages and meet spiraling demand for reliable electricity.

ABB has upgraded with state-of-the-art features the 22-year-old turbine control systems at the Harper Lake solar thermal power plant in the Mojave Desert, California.

Going beyond compliance as a crisis response or box-ticking exercise

Domtar’s integrated pulp and paper mill in Hawesville, Kentucky, USA has a production capacity of 596,000 short tons across two paper machines.

Visualization is critical to the process, providing the main interface between humans and the production site at the Hoghiz cement plant in Romania. The new visual control graphics make it easier for all control system users to take the right decisions in any situation and allow operators, maintenance and engineers to collaborate in new ways.

Reduced gas consumption by 25%, saving millions per year

IT virtalization and system upgrade with five redundant servers, four ABB AC 800F controllers and 8 operator stations running on thin clients. Integration of System 800xA into SAP ERP is in progress.

Using the new, integrated heat accumulator of the power-to-heat unit, the district heating and electricity production can be temporally decoupled from the heat supply

Putting coal injection control into operation, production process interrupted only for 36 hours

Software applications and man hours to load software reduced by 80%

Achieving fully automatic operation, increased capability for filtration and back-washing process

Integration of a large variety of transmitters, sensors, meters, analysers, actuators and positioners from different vendors, all requiring PROFIBUS

Maximum automation with minimum engineering - the ideal solution for the batch control system upgrade

Autonomously engineered supervision and control enables power plant dimension and capacity increase