ABB Australia News and Insights

ABB's Motion Business in Australia has signed a contract with IPD, a leading Australian automation and electrical distributor. IPD will become ABB's national Low Voltage Motors Master Distributor, effective from June 1, 2024. IPD is a market-leading ASX-listed company with over 71 years of experience in power distribution, energy management, power quality, automation, industrial control,

ABB Australia returns as a sponsor for the Hydrogen Grand Prix Program (H2GP), supporting Foxwell State Secondary College’s participation in the hydrogen educational competition aimed at investing in next generation skills development.

ABB and EcoHoist have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of a vertical material transport solution for underground mines.

Once a thought experiment, net-zero mining is now possible – not just in new projects but in well-established facilities. Numerous Australian miners are racing headlong into a decarbonised future, but what will it really take to get there.

ABB has been awarded a USD$150 million contract in February 2024 to supply complete traction packages, as well as engineering and service support for each of the 65 six-car passenger trains to be delivered by the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) in Australia. As part of the contract, which was awarded by Hyundai Rotem Company (Korea), ABB will also establish a Traction Center of

They are a small business doing big things. Packweigh specialises in designing and manufacturing automated weighing and bagging systems. Their systems are capable of batching product bagging, pick and placing, and palletizing, and are integrated within custom turnkey solutions. These systems are widely used in various industries such as food packaging, consumables, chemicals, seed, grain and stock

ABB is launching a new digital suite of applications for hoist monitoring and optimisation, now rebranded to ABB Ability™ Smart Hoisting, which opens it up for further integration to other cloud solutions and extended offerings that significantly increase the operational performance and reliability of mine hoists

Based in Northern Victoria, A1 Electric Motors has already established a long professional history spanning more than 17 years supplying and supporting ABB’s motors, drives, and ABB Ability™ digital technologies to customers across Australia. They continue to stock, supply, and service an expansive range of ABB’s IEC low voltage motors, ultra-premium synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motors, and

Following successful launches in multiple markets, including the UK, IE, and the US; ABB has announced the launch of the Cylon Building Management System to the Australian market.

Global mining company Gold Fields has begun using a comprehensive digital platform from ABB to coordinate production scheduling and execution across its Granny Smith Mine in Western Australia

During a recent visit to Australia, President of ABB Process Industries Joachim Braun shared his insights on how the mining sector is making the energy transition for a sustainable future.

Industry experts told us what the trends and technology that will shape smart mining in the years ahead.

Photovoltaic cells. Wind farms. Electric vehicles. Battery grids. The green revolution creating a sustainable future is clean and high-tech, but an energy landscape that doesn’t draw on fossil fuels is also a resource-hungry one.

In a rapidly evolving global economy, decarbonisation and sustainability have become critical priorities for the mining sector. This is especially true in Australia, where industry leaders are feeling the pressure to modernise at a pace aligned with global peers.

ABB today releases a global report “Mining’s Moment” that highlights the progress being made by the mining industry to make operations more sustainable

Resource rich, but short on skilled workers, Australia is the perfect environment for overseas-born engineers to make their mark. Tulasidas Inavolu brings unique experience from developing underground hoisting projects with ABB India, to a welcoming local mining community.

ABB, in collaboration with Engineers Australia, the Energy Efficiency Council, and the Energy Efficiency Movement, held an exclusive roundtable discussion this week focused on increasing energy efficiency in Australia. The attendees included delegates from local food manufacturing businesses, engineering consulting services, academia (Faculty of Engineering), and major water utilities. The

Monash University is a global leader in engineering, providing students access to world-class research facilities and academics.  Part of the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) at their Clayton campus in Victoria, their Power Engineering Advanced Research Lab (PEARL) and Electrical Power Engineering Lab (EPE) courses are developed with a commitment to teaching future

A total of 149 countries have committed to a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 — the target necessary to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius — but achieving that goal requires more than good intentions.

We explore the most exciting advancements from around the world for safer, cleaner, more efficient Australian mining.