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ABB's AC500 PLC is a proven technology for industries, infrastructure and machine builders, enabling advanced solutions in customer target applications. Easy to integrate and with a long life cycle, our automation devices help our customers, partners and equipment manufacturers improve productivity, reliability, safety and secure cloud connectivity.

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Product portfolio

Simplicity and scalability for all your needs: ABB's AC500 PLC platform is the ideal choice for high availability, extreme environments, condition monitoring, motion control and safety solutions. The AC500-eCo, AC500, AC500-XC and AC500-S scalable PLC ranges provide solutions for small, medium and high-end applications. The robust CP600 control panel platform harmonizes with AC500 PLCs and ABB Ability™ Automation Builder software.

Programmable Logic Controllers PLCs

AC500-eCo V3

Automation Builder

Control panels

News and highlights

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Paving the way in Brazil with AC500-eCo in Margui’s asphalt plants automation solutions

AC500 is the brain of the water supply at Wendlingen waterworks in Germany

Motion control with AC500 PLCs - complex motion, simple engineering

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AC500-S safety PLC - minimize downtime by keeping the application in control

Industry-leading automation technology for Brazilian paper mill

Smart safety for material handling with unique safety features

Improving performance of wastewater treatment and energy efficiency with AC500

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AC500 PLCs improve productivity for fully automated and autonomous machines

AC500-eCo V3 PLC is winner of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022

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Supporting a sustainable water supply for 2.7 million people in Brazil

Automation pioneer supports customers and partners

Industries and applications

The scalable and high-performant AC500 PLC platform enables advanced solutions in customer target applications for industries like water, tunnel, building infrastructure, data centers, district energy, machinery, material handling, food and beverage, marine and many more.

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Technologies

In an increasingly demanding automation environment, you need a reliable partner: ABBʼs AC500 PLC and control panel portfolio provides various scalable products and a wide range of connectivity options, from field devices to management and visualization layers.