Group press release 2021-12-07 ABB Capital Markets Day 2021: Cementing Performance Culture ABB will be hosting its Capital Markets Day today, December 7, starting 12.00 midday CET. At the event, CEO, Björn Rosengren, CFO, Timo Ihamuotila, as well as other members of the Executive Committee, will give an update on ABB’s ongoing transformation into a more profitable group with increased growth rates, its updated financial targets and its portfolio management efforts. Furthermore, they
Group press release 2021-11-30 ABB Formula E fully charged for Season 8 of sustainable motorsport This week, Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to full power as all 11 teams take to the track in Valencia for testing from November 29 to December 2. Official pre-season testing will once again take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. Built in 1999, it was designed to host MotoGP and is named after Spanish motorcycle legend, Ricardo Tormo. The 15-turn layout to be used
Group press release 2021-11-26 How ABB Ability™ eMine allows industry to “do mining in a better way” In this episode, ABB’s technology-focused podcast digs in to one of the world’s most essential industries – but also one that is no stranger to criticism: mining. While the minerals and materials produced by mining are increasingly essential to equip us with everyday essentials, such as computers and electric motors, the industry is under growing pressure to improve its green credentials. And like
Group press release 2021-11-18 ABB partners with start-up Sevensense to drive next generation autonomous mobile robots ABB is entering into a strategic partnership with Swiss-based start-up Sevensense, founded in 2018 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich, to enhance ABB’s new autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) offering with artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D vision mapping technology. The technology will offer customers unprecedented levels of flexibility as mobile robots will be able to navigate autonomously in complex,
Group press release 2021-11-17 ABB and Zume to accelerate transition away from single use plastics ABB Robotics has signed an agreement to collaborate with California-based Zume, a global provider of innovative, compostable packaging. ABB will supply robotic cells that will enable Zume’s production of sustainable packaging on a global scale, helping to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. ABB will integrate and install more than 1,000 molded fiber manufacturing cells (MFC) - including up to
Press release 2021-11-12 ABB recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers Mediacorp‘s Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition recognizes employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Winners are selected based on performance and offerings in eight key areas, including: physical workplace, work atmosphere and social; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management,
Group press release 2021-11-08 ABB announces Formula E Climate Initiatives at COP26 As part of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, ABB is today announcing the ABB Formula E Climate Initiatives, which will underline the global technology leader’s commitment to raising the profile of issues relating to climate change. ABB is title partner of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – the world’s first all-electric international single-seater
Group press release 2021-11-02 “We have a decade now to halve emissions” – The Climate Group’s Mike Peirce on the importance of COP26 In Glasgow, Scotland, COP26 is under way, as governments, companies and organizations from around the world come together to highlight the myriad concerns over the global climate challenge and try to forge agreements as to how best to combat them. One organization with insight into the challenges and possible solutions is The Climate Group, a UK-based, not-for-profit body, that works with
Group press release 2021-10-28 ABB invests in building technology startup BrainBox AI As part of its ambition to make buildings smarter, safer and more secure while improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, ABB has announced an investment in Montreal-based startup, BrainBox AI. Launched in 2019, BrainBox AI has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions from Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in
Press release 2021-10-27 FlexLoader™ M family brings the power of modularity to machine tending ABB has launched a new family of modular machine tending application cells for the metals industry aimed at maximizing flexibility and machine utilization while minimizing lost productivity caused by unforeseen production stoppages. Featuring six different versions, the FlexLoader™ M family offers a variety of ways of loading and unloading machines based on the size, shapes and amount of the