• ABB announces Cloudworx as the winner of the ABB Startup Challenge 2025, held this year in India, selected from over 100 visionary startups
• Seven finalists pitched their innovative AI-powered solutions that can help simplify drive and motor selection, commissioning, and troubleshooting
• By collaborating with Cloudworx, ABB Motion’s Drive Products division will help customers integrate ABB variable speed drives (VSDs) seamlessly into their applications, advancing smart drive technology
ABB, in partnership with Microsoft and SynerLeap, has announced Cloudworx as the winner of the ABB Startup Challenge 2025, held this year in India, contributing to reshaping how industries can adopt ABB’s drives and accelerate energy efficiency. ABB experts will directly work with Cloudworx, which offers AI-powered 3D visualization, to develop a market-ready solution with the opportunity to launch it globally for ABB’s customers and partners.
Driving the next wave of industrial innovation, winning AI-powered solution enables the creation of dynamic, AI-driven replicas of business processes for real-time monitoring, simulation, and continuous improvement. This solution will simplify motor and drive selection and enable easier commissioning and maintenance by leveraging data-driven intelligence. They have been awarded a $30,000 project prize and will receive mentoring from Microsoft and ABB’s startup accelerator, Synerleap’s startup advisors, and a six-month membership to SynerLeap.
With the theme of “Advancing smart drive technology with AI innovation,” the competition invited visionary startups to explore how AI can analyze drive data and application needs to equip original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the ideal ABB motor-drive match, meeting their unique needs.
“At ABB we actively seek opportunities to collaborate with innovative startups. Our goal is to accelerate our business growth by leveraging the agility and fresh perspectives that these startups bring to the table. By working together in this open-minded and dynamic manner, we can uncover new possibilities and drive forward our shared vision for the future, helping us to deliver innovations faster to the market,” said Tuomo Hoysniemi, Division President, Drive Products, ABB Motion. “We were very impressed by the quality of this year’s visionary applications that highlighted the growing strength of the global startup ecosystem and the increasingly crucial role of AI.”
This year’s challenge received over 100 applications, out of which seven finalists pitched their solutions in Bengaluru, India. Hosted for the first time in India, the challenge is now in its sixth year.
As ABB marks 50 years of LV (low voltage) drives globally, the challenge reflects ABB’s continued efforts to promote open innovation and create scalable, local solutions for global sustainability while offering a rich legacy of technology and innovation.
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com
ABB Motion, a global leader in motors and drives, is at the core of accelerating a more productive and sustainable future. We innovate and push the boundaries of technology to contribute to energy efficient, decarbonizing and circular solutions for customers, industries and societies. With our digitally enabled drives, motors and services we support our customers and partners to achieve better performance, safety and reliability. To help the world’s industries outrun – leaner and cleaner, we deliver motor-driven solutions for a wide range of applications in all industrial segments. Building on over 140 years of domain expertise in electric powertrains, our more than 23,000 employees across 100 countries learn and improve every day. go.abb/motion
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