ABB Australia News and Insights

The transport sector accounts for 18.9% of Australia’s emissions, based on the latest National Greenhouse Gas inventory[i] released in 2020. Transport is the fastest-growing contributor to emissions in the country; at a time where the nation aims to reduce emissions to below 2005 levels by 2030. Expanding the adoption of EVs is one of the most effective ways to lower carbon emissions. Global

The National Innovation Games Northern Territory series will today bring together businesses, organisations and emerging talent with experts and leaders from industry, government and academia to develop renewable energy transition solutions.

ABB today launched ABB Ability™ eMine, a portfolio of solutions that will help accelerate the move towards a zero-carbon mine. ABB also unveiled the piloting of the groundbreaking ABB Ability™ eMine FastCharge, the world’s fastest and most powerful charging system, designed to interface with all makes of electric mining haul trucks. eMine™ comprises a portfolio of electrification technologies

Additive manufacturing technology company AML3D Limited has signed with ABB in Australia to become a Robotics Authorised Value Provider.

The contract includes a range of drive and motor products and services.

Select Harvests is one of Australia’s largest almond growers and the country’s leading manufacturer, processor and marketer of nut products, health snacks and muesli to the Australian retail and industrial markets, in addition to exporting almonds globally.

ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring for belts collects and tracks data from conveyor belts to provide real time information about the health of the equipment, enabling planned and timely maintenance

ABB in Australia has helped a Queensland irrigation provider achieve cost savings, lower energy consumption in operations, and realise long-term operational efficiency with ABB’s ACS880 ultra-low harmonic variable speed drives (VSDs).

The Council has succeeded in not only solving the problem of electrical lighting disturbances in nearby dwellings, but also upgrading their ageing infrastructure to enable their water supply system to operate more efficiently and cost effectively.

ABB Australia’s Motion business has announced that their authorised partner, A1 Electric Motors, will be their new National Distribution Partner for Synchronous Reluctance Motor (SynRM) solutions and packages with IE5 efficiency.

A mine hoist is often trusted to carry the most precious resource of all: people. Strong personal relationships are essential to navigate the long haul to design and commission these critical hoisting systems, with safety and reliability always at the centre.

ABB Australia, a global leader in technology, electrification, and automation, has appointed Amber Technology, a leading distributor of audio-visual solutions, to become part of the company’s network of technical distributors in Australia.

Few industries have tougher timelines than mining. Getting a new mine operational can take a decade, but resource prices can spike or plummet overnight.

ABB Engineer Carlos Godoy visited Foxwell State Secondary College last week to help students prepare to take part in Australia’s first-ever Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix. The visit was part of ABB’s partnership with Horizon Educational, providing students with opportunities to explore renewable energy education and develop much-needed technical skills to decarbonise energy production in Australia.

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

On the most remote sites and in the deepest operations, miners around the world are looking for innovation and partners to help them solve some pressing challenges.

With its SIL 3 Certificced mine hoisting solutions, ABB shows why it's been a market leader for 130 years.

Whether its meeting operational KPIs, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, or harnessing the benefits that come with automation, digitalisation is the necessary foundation for future mining success says Sachin Vaidya, ABB’s Regional Business Line Manager for Digital.

Mine hoisting is about people: the miners who descend the shafts to extract essential minerals; and the engineers who ensure their efforts are efficiently and safely supported. Here we capture the experiences of two ABB engineers in hoisting.