Consumes up to 30%~40% less energy than conventional devices
Beijing, August 13, 2010 -ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the successful delivery of its 100th Analyzer House built by ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Company. These highly integrated systems monitor the quality of gas and liquids in complicated operating environments for Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical customers to minimize costly off grade products and reduce environmental impact. Optimized to minimize energy consumption, ABB Analyzer Houses coupled with ABB analyzers, are the prime choice for industry leaders.
Tobias Becker, Head of the ABB Process Automation Division, North Asia and China, said, "ABB is committed to introducing its leading global technology to China. The completion of our 100th Analyzer House marks the latest achievement of ABB's local automation business. The complete solution offered via an Analyzer House is ideal for our customers helping them ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production. This is another excellent milestone for ABB China, which has built its experience over many years and is widely recognized for quality and reliability."
Similar to a standard container in appearance, an ABB Analyzer House employs a wide variety of communication technologies and integrates a host of process analyzers in addition to auxiliary devices in a single complete package. Other equipment often includes distributed control system (DCS), field instrumentation, switchgear, and motor controls. They offer real-time monitoring and analysis of gas and liquids in industrial operations, while shielding the equipment from the surrounding environment.
ABB offers a full range of services for the design, purchasing, manufacturing, engineering and post-sales service of the Analyzer Houses. With a variety of protective measures, an Analyzer House ensures normal operations in the harshest environments such as desert, arctic or tropical rain forests, as well as safeguarding against hazardous areas and corrosive conditions. Exterior walls use an interlocking structure with increased levels of insulation using ABB technology to provide low thermal conductivity, blast, fire and seismic-resistance.
The automation and electrical equipment in a conventional Analyzer House emit large amounts of heat, resulting in dependence on energy consuming air conditioning. An ABB Analyzer House, with its compact design and lower thermal conductivity, can reduce energy consumption by 30%-40% when compared with conventional construction. Safety is enhanced through field operations and maintenance within the protected clean environment inside the Analyzer House.
Established in 1999, ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Company has ranked among "China's Top 100 Electric Enterprises" several times, and has become an important production base for ABB Analyzer Houses, industrial robots, instrumentation, and substation automation systems. In May 2009, the company inaugurated a 100,000-square meter campus in the Kangqiao area of Pudong, Shanghai. The company launched its Analyzer House business in 2002, and it rapidly developed into ABB's largest global production base. These locally produced ABB Analyzer Houses have been successfully deployed in a number of projects for companies such as Sinopec, CNPC, Yangzi Petrochemical Company, SBPC, BASF, Dow Corning, Shell and Celanese with several being exported to global projects in the Middle East and Africa.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including research and development, manufacturing, sales and services, with 15,300 employees, 30 joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 60 cities.
