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ABB improves switchgear efficiency and operational safety with ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring for switchgear (SWICOM), reducing maintenance costs by as much as 30 percent.

ABB introduces UniSec with AirPlus™ - a compact and completely SF6-free medium-voltage switchgear.

ABB’s medium-voltage (MV) air-insulated switchgear (AIS) technologies enable safe, flexible and smart electrical networks that can deliver power reliably and efficiently. With the introduction of ABB Ability™ AIS for MV - UniSec Digital - the portfolio of MV digital switchgear is extended to encompass secondary power distribution needs as well. As a part of the ABB Ability™ portfolio of connected

Rail transport is one of the most efficient means of land transport. It is also environment-friendly, with the energy consumption level estimated to be 9.5 times lower than that of road transport. Although rail transport is already an efficient means of transport, the industry never ceases to look for new ways of improving energy efficiency and optimizing operations. There are many ways to

The Norwegian power utility Lyse Elnett is running the largest smart grid pilot project in Norway, where 25 secondary substations are automated in the city of Stavanger. For this project, ABB is the partner of choice to supply smart medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage fusegear and the network management system. This smart grid is a great milestone for the network operators industry, but it is

Kalasatama is Finnish for fishing port. Today, however, this new district of Helsinki is not known for its harbor or seafood, but for a new standard in smart city and urban developments and construction. In this new area on the eastern shoreline of the Finnish capital, wide ranges of smart solutions are already available and more are on the way. ABB’s innovative medium-voltage switchgear

Batisoke Cimento is one of the first companies in the world to install ABB Ability™ MNS Digital, a scalable, modular low-voltage (LV) smart switchgear solution to optimize operations at their cement manufacturing plant located near the city of Aydin in western Turkey. With MNS Digital operating cost savings of up to 30 percent can be achieved. Batisoke Cimento is also the very first in the world