Digital solutions showcased

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The latest digital solutions for customers across the transport and infrastructure, industries and utilities sectors were showcased at the ABB Customer World New Zealand 2018 event in Auckland.

ABB presented its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, ABB Ability, at the May 8 function in the SkyCity Convention Centre, attended by more than 200 customers.

The portfolio is designed to improve operating efficiencies and empower the digital transformation of customers.

An exhibition of innovative digital and industrial technology was held, all designed with the goal of improving efficiencies, lowering operating costs and enhancing competitive advantage.

Innovations were covered that advance the digital grid of the future and integration of renewable energy, intelligent manufacturing along with software-defined machines to smart sensors, cloud services and smart buildings.

The event featured a range of national and international speakers including Microsoft digital transformation manager Matt Furse who engaged the audience on future thinking and the use of the Internet of Things, Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence as accelerators and disruptors for change.

ABB keynote speaker Ravi Kiran outlined how data analytics and business process integration can improve asset performance and increase operational resilience.
Other topics included sustainable transportation papers on electric vehicles and light rail, as well as details around robotics, automation and the factory of the future.

Participants experienced a variety of solution displays, including live demonstrations of robotics, water solutions and the latest electric vehicle AC wallbox solution.

“Customers can now use ABB Ability to make the most of their existing assets and capitalise on new opportunities presented by the energy and digital revolutions,” ABB managing director Ewan Morris says.

ABB Ability comprises more than 210 digital solutions using the Industrial Internet to create digitally connected devices, systems and services that dramatically increase productivity, cut maintenance costs considerably and reduce energy consumption.

ABB is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalisation with two clear value propositions – bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products.

As title partner of Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future.

ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000 employees.

Visit www.abb.com for more information.