ABB DCS – Transforming industries

Remote location and climatic instability are overcome in the digital transformation of Gold Fields' open-pit gold-silver mine in the Atacama desert, Chile. ABB Ability System 800xA with embedded video for process and power control, optimizes production, operation and support, all this through remote control within satellite range.

India's largest agro-chemical automation project, calls for mission-critical automation and safety systems for over 100 reactors and 50,000 components. ABB Ability System 800xA enables a lower carbon footprint, greater reliability, more rugged redundancy and the flexibility to cater more easily for changing market demands.

The world’s largest producer of dissolving wood pulp, has reduced its overall environmental impact thanks to an ABB Ability System 800xA. Futureproofed operations and enhanced safety come as part of the package, in addition to a 14% increase in production.

Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO) relies on ABB's Ability Symphony Plus to detect and manage leaks across 50 % of its network, in near real-time. Guided repairs and upgrades reduce leaks – on target, on time & on budget.

70 million tons per year in motion over a 700 m track, saves 830 cubic meters of diesel, reducing greenhouse gases by 80%! Swedish sustainable-mining pioneer reduces carbon emissions and boosts productivity, thanks to ABB Ability System 800xA and its precision control of electric trucks and power infrastructure.

The Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization Project targets treatment of 440 million gallons of water per day. ABB Ability System 800xA delivers full visibility of controls and parameters – underpinning more effective real-time decision making, higher efficiency, increased TCO and greater productivity

India's massive 648-megawatt Adani solar project makes a huge contribution to the country’s clean-energy vision and its low-carbon future. Central to the 10 sq km site is an ABB Ability Symphony Plus DCS, which ensures reliable, uninterrupted operation – vital towards maintaining local continuity and overall grid stability.

One of the world's most advanced desalination plants produces 30 million gallons of clean water every day, providing 7 % of Singapore’s daily demand. At the heart of the operation, ABB's Ability System 800xA DCS offers the potential to reduce electricity consumption by up to 40%.

A single control room – with ABB Ability System 800xA DCS at its heart – delivers million-ton productivity, efficiency and energy saving at the the world's biggest production line for bleached softwood sulfate pulp. Sustainability from the woodyard to the baling line!

Perth-based AnaeCo DCS drives innovative technology that creates new and renewable energy from municipal refuse and waste. ABB Ability System 800xA offers room to grow, following advances in technology, by supporting diverse functionalities in both current and future processes.

ABB and SaltX work together to develop a stable and scalable control system for technology that allows salt to store power with a high energy density and scalability up to megawatts. By 2030, the majority of energy storage will be in utility-scale.

ABB has partnered with Energy Control Technologies to co-design and deliver an integrated turbomachinery controls solution which can be configured, operated and maintained within the ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS).