- Eight winners announced with Germany’s PLT Networks GmbH taking the top award for ‘Pinnacle Performer’
- Conference held for first time in its current regional format series to better serve channel partner communities
- Sustainability keynote from ABB Process Industries Division President, tour of Turgi factory in Switzerland highlights
Eight channel partners have been named as award winners at the ABB Process Automation Europe Partner Conference 2022, an event dedicated to the discussion of growth opportunities, industry challenges, sustainability, digitalization and collaboration.
The in-person conference, held from October 5-6 in Baden, Switzerland, served as a platform to introduce the latest updates from ABB Energy Industries and ABB Process Industries to their European channel partner community under the theme ‘Success with Synergy’. Since earlier this year, ABB has changed the format from a single global annual event to several regional versions to better serve the needs of partners.
Across the award categories the winners impressed ABB in various ways, including by contributing to major projects, delivering high order volumes, showing resilience during the pandemic and breaking into new industries. Germany’s PLT Networks GmbH was presented with the top award for ‘Pinnacle Performer’, for consistently delivering high order volume and working across multiple industries. Around 200 delegates attended the conference at the Trafo Baden, building on their long-standing or emerging relationships with ABB contacts.
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ABB Process Automation Europe Partner Conference 2022 was held at Trafo, Baden, Switzerland this month 
Accepting the ABB award for Pinnacle Performer was Michael Neuerburg (center left) and Christopher Leinen (center right) from PLT Networks GmbH, with (from left) ABB representatives Purvang Upadhyay, Wissam Assaf, Joachim Braun and Andreas Schmitt 
ABB's channel partner community joined together to network and hear about the latest updates
“We had the opportunity to host our channel partners who collectively reflected our theme for this year ‘Success with Synergy’, but also recognize standout efforts through our awards,” said Wissam Assaf, Vice President, Indirect Sales, ABB Process Automation. “The eight winners have shown outstanding performance and exceptional value to end-customers, and it is a credit to their teams and leadership. We recently rebuilt our indirect sales model in both Energy Industries and Process Industries with a renewed focus on partner enablement and joint market planning. We look forward to this approach building momentum in future interactions and engagements.”
Presentations at the conference covered business strategy and planning, growth opportunities in multiple industries, portfolio updates and how digital impacts the industrial space. A keynote on the agenda was delivered by ABB Process Industries Division President Joachim Braun, who spoke about the importance and value of sustainability.
Workshops and deep-dive break-out sessions with industry and product experts were rated highly by participants, but it was a factory tour at ABB’s Turgi, Switzerland facility to see first-hand how the excitation systems are built which proved to be a main highlight from the two days.
Details of the awards and winners of the ABB Process Automation Europe Partner Conference 2022 are outlined below:
| Category | Partner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Performer | PLT Networks | Germany |
| Resilient Champion | Hoglund Marine | Norway |
| Commitment Star | Granitor Systems | Sweden |
| Rookie of the Year | Heat Management | Sweden |
| Breakthrough Win | ASP Automation | Turkey |
| Leap Forward | AVD Teknoloji | Turkey |
| Disruptive Force | Contro-Net | Hungary |
| Challenger Superstar | Batenburg Beenen | Netherlands |
| Category |
|---|
| Pinnacle Performer |
| Resilient Champion |
| Commitment Star |
| Rookie of the Year |
| Breakthrough Win |
| Leap Forward |
| Disruptive Force |
| Challenger Superstar |
ABB recently announced a number of new channel partner agreements, including with Finnish provider Insta Automation for ABB control systems, such as ABB Ability™ System 800xA distributed control system (DCS), and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ATS Global to extend the reach of the ABB Ability™ Data Center Automation (DCA) business in Europe and Asia.
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ABB’s Process Automation business is a leader in automation, electrification and digitalization for the process and hybrid industries. We serve our customers with a broad portfolio of products, systems, and end-to-end solutions, including our # 1 distributed control system, software, and lifecycle services, industry-specific products as well as measurement and analytics, marine and turbocharging offerings. As the global #2 in the market, we build on our deep domain expertise, diverse team and global footprint, and are dedicated to helping our customers increase competitiveness, improve their return on investment and run safe, smart, and sustainable operations. go.abb/processautomation
