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Ergonomics and innovation have earned ABB the top spot in an influential safety award. A clever mobile two-hand control unit that uses ABB’s Safeball™ concept to operate the machine in a safe and intuitive way impressed a panel of safety experts in the Machine & Plant Safety category of the 2025 GIT Security Awards.

ABB is acquiring Sensorfact BV, a fast-growing energy management company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The acquisition further expands ABB’s digital energy management offering and is expected to close in Q1 2025. Financial terms were not disclosed. Established in 2017, Sensorfact offers a scalable software as a service (SaaS) solution that helps small and medium sized enterprises use AI

ABB is investing in a strategic partnership with Edgecom Energy, the Toronto-based energy management startup. The company’s unique energy management platform uses artificial intelligence to help industrial and commercial users manage and reduce peaks in their power demand. It is the first in the market to use a generative AI copilot to optimize the user experience. The partnership involves a

Testing and approvals take time. When ABB partner Promeco was commissioned by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to produce the main panel solutions for two TT-Lines vessels, the solution demonstrated how digitalization in shipbuilding is progressing. Collaboration between Promeco, ABB and RMC was a significant factor in the program’s success.

ABB and Shinohara Electric of Japan are working on digital energy management for containerized data centers that combine scalability, energy savings and lights-out management. 

How low-carbon zinc producer Boliden and ABB are supporting the transition to fossil-free, circular economy

ABB is partnering with Swedish mining and smelting pioneer Boliden to introduce its Low-Carbon Zinc for its low voltage power distribution systems. With a carbon footprint that is 75 percent lower than conventional zinc, the partnership is making electrical infrastructure more sustainable. Low-Carbon Zinc is crucial for a fossil-free society and a circular economy. Used to galavanize steel

Overlooking the city, its neo-gothic turrets and contemporary Norman Foster-designed wings make the Dolder Grand Hotel a Zurich landmark. With an outstanding private art collection, Michelin-starred menus, and an award-winning spa, the city resort has a reputation as one of Switzerland’s most stylish escapes.

ABB Smart Power’s Garbagnate Monastero facility in Italy has achieved a Gold rating for Zero Waste to Landfill, independently validated by UL Solutions using UL 2799, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Zero Waste to Landfill. The site, which produces enclosures for low-voltage power distribution systems, successfully diverted 99% of its waste from landfill in 2023. UL

ABB is partnering with ArcelorMittal to introduce XCarb® steel made with high levels of recycled steel and 100% renewable energy for its trusted Kabeldon power distribution system. The sustainable sourcing agreement helps reduce the carbon footprint of key electrification equipment by 29%. ABB Smart Power President Massimiliano Cifalitti said: “ABB people are passionate about introducing circular