ABB in mining and mineral processing

Highlights archive

Here you will find the archived highlight for the mining industry.

Highlights

MyABB/My Control System

My Control System is now included in the myABB business portal and provides ABB control system owners, operators and engineers a unified interface to all of their ABB installed products and systems.

Rope shovel continuously energized

Since the partnership was launched almost ten years ago, ABB has equipped 75 shovel excavators of world market leader Joy Global Surface Mining Equipment, Milwaukee (U.S.A.) with ACS800 low-voltage drive systems that are particularly modified for mining operations.

ABB releases update for System 800xA Minerals Library

Latest version expands plant operators’ ability to monitor and control safe production through direct object linking. Read the press release.

Digital revolution in mining

Mining Magazine asks ABB some of the most pressing questions relating to the digital know how in Mining

Achieve operational efficiency faster at your mine

ABB Mining Care is a global standardized service agreement that helps customers cut complexity, control costs and maximize capital.

ABB software to support operational efficiency at the world's largest copper mines at Collahuasi mine in Chile

ABB’s custom-engineered e-house solution brings power to the loneliest places on the planet

Watch the video

ABB Parts Fingerprint cuts downtime risk by putting right parts on site

ABB publishes new edition of popular control book

Read all about the book and order a copy for yourself

ABB reorganizes its ring-geared mill drive system offerings to better serve its customers

Read the press release about this new offering

Smooth control maximizes conveyor uptime

Europe’s first Dodge® controlled start transmission (CST) drive system is installed on a 700 meter (m) conveyor at a mine in Norway, providing the reliability required to overcome lost production from breakdowns.

ABB SmartVentilation delivers worker safety and significant energy savings at the Boliden Kankberg gold mine in Sweden

Ventilation on Demand provides fresh air for workers while delivering ventilation energy savings of 54% and air heating energy savings of 21% during first year of use Photo source: Boliden

Check out the new animation about ABB's gearless mill drive (GMD) system - the "workhorse" of grinding operations