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ABB low voltage products has introduced three new wallcharts |
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: 23 March, 2007 |
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Containing comprehensive information including selection tables and calculations, the charts explain how to correctly size and select circuit breakers for transformer, generator and power factor correction applications. |
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Critical food related issues governing implementation of robotic and automated manufacturing |
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: 22 March, 2007 |
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Food manufacturing continues to experience the seemingly opposing demands of meeting high consumer expectation at the lowest possible cost. To this end, the food industry is increasingly becoming aware of the need to use advanced food manufacturing technologies that will allow greater process flexibility and reduce both energy and waste costs. |
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Robot cell adds polish to pump manufacturer |
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: 20 March, 2007 |
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ABB, has designed and developed a robot-based application solution for pump manufacturer Alfa Laval Ltd, of Eastbourne, East Sussex, which is both labour saving and cleaner than the previous, manually-intensive production methods that were employed. |
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ABB's HVL low voltage limiters provide both personnel & equipment protection for DC traction systems |
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: 19 March, 2007 |
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ABB's new generation hybrid voltage limiter low voltage limiters, that combine an metal oxide surge arrester without gaps and a thyristor-based low voltage limiter, have been developed to ensure effective protection of personnel and equipment in DC traction systems. They fulfil all the requirements for voltage limitation while reducing touch potentials to harmless levels. |
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ABB MagMaster reaches 500,000 and still not out |
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: 18 March, 2007 |
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After over 15 years and thousands of installations worldwide, ABB is celebrating the production of its 500,000th MagMaster flow meter transmitter unit. This milestone was marked with a special presentation to Anglian Water at ABB |
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ABB wins |
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: 14 March, 2007 |
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ABB has secured a turnkey contract valued at just over |
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ABB provides turnkey robotic solution in |
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: 13 March, 2007 |
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ABB has supplied five robotic cells to Birmingham-based Lander Automotive Ltd, a leading supplier of welded tubular structures to the automotive industry. The robots, which form the core of a project worth around |
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ABB MV equipment heads for the Niger Delta |
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: 12 March, 2007 |
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ABB has been awarded a contract by Lilleker Brothers Ltd, the Rotherham based electrical installation and power engineering company, to supply a complete package of MV switchgear and transformers for a distribution substation project in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. |
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National Grid awards |
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: 09 March, 2007 |
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National Grid has awarded ABB a contract worth around |
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Industry leader sells 5,000th UK robot |
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: 30 July, 2006 |
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The robot, part of a package of three IRB 340 FlexPickers, will form an element of an end-of-line picking solution for Allied Bakeries, designed and developed by RTS Flexible Systems. |
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Removing the safety barriers from robots |
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: 27 July, 2006 |
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The SafeMove concept comes about as a result of the continuing evolution of safety standards for robot and automation systems. Today, traditional safety systems require more guarding, more emergency stops and more equipment to separate the operator from the robot. These concepts are restrictive expensive and often inefficient. |
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Jaguar benefits from |
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: 27 July, 2006 |
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ABB has revolutionised traditional car body seam sealing, soundproofing and under body sealing operations at the Jaguar assembly plant in Castle Bromwich, by installing a fully automated six-axis robot-based facility. |
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Drive replacement pays for itself at Severn Trent |
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: 23 July, 2006 |
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Severn Trent Water is saving thousands of pounds in energy and maintenance costs since replacing two old drives from the 1980s with the latest ABB standard drives at its Ladywood sewage pumping station in Ironbridge, Shropshire. |
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Monitor + Diagnose your ABB robots remotely |
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: 22 July, 2006 |
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ABB AnyWhere is a software package designed to remotely connect your robot production cell with the local ABB Customer Support Desk, thereby streamlining the way that robot problems are diagnosed and solved. |
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New athletic robot bends over backwards to please |
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: 22 July, 2006 |
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Specially designed for fast and accurate handling operations across a diverse range of industrial tasks, the IRB 1600 is a backward-bending, steam-washable robot, with optional IP 67 classification. It is available in four versions, with a reach of 1.2m or 1.45m, and a maximum payload of 10 kgs. Its high payload makes the IRB 1600 the strongest robot on the market in its class. |
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Robot- mounted camera makes new inspection system infinitely flexible |
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: 18 July, 2006 |
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A revolutionary new inspection system utilising a robot-mounted camera, is providing a unique approach to the examination, integrity and traceability of mass manufactured assemblies, according to system developers Goldlogic Control Systems Ltd, of Worsley, Manchester. |
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A new six-axis shelf robot ideal for tending mid-size injection moulding machines |
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: 17 July, 2006 |
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In contrast to conventional six-axis robots, shelf robots have their principal working envelope below the foot. Thus, from its elevated position on top or adjacent to the IMM, the IRB 4450S reaches more than 1m below its foot, providing quick and easy access to the workpiece or to the die in the machine. |
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New Internal Dressing robot for spot welding and materials handling |
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: 16 July, 2006 |
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ABB introduces the IRB 6600ID (Internal Dressing) robot, a spot welding and materials handling robot with the facility to route process cables inside the upper arm, thus eliminating cable wear and protecting against weld spatters, heat and collisions. |
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New ABB IRB 1600 set to mould the future in flexibility and all round performance |
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: 16 July, 2006 |
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Suitable for plastic injection moulding machines from 100 to 250 tons
ABB, the global power and automation technologies group, introduces the latest addition to its 'small robot' family, the IRB 1600. An 'athletic', cost competitive all-rounder, the IRB 1600 is ABB's most versatile and flexible performer to date. |
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New drives & motors |
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: 15 July, 2006 |
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The full colour publication provides technical details on ABB's range of low voltage AC drives from 0.18 to 2,800 kW as well as motors from 0.06 to 710 kW. It also presents ABB's range of DC and medium voltage AC drives. Ordering data, dimensions, options and electrical details are included. Prices for 2006 are listed for the majority of products. |
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New ABB switch range is up to 48% smaller |
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: 15 July, 2006 |
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ABB has extended its compact range of switches as part of its on-going replacement program for the OETL and OESA ranges. Up to 48% smaller in size, the OS and OT switches are ideal for applications where time, cost and space are at a premium. |
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ABB to supply new control system upgrade for Corus |
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: 15 July, 2006 |
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ABB has won an order to upgrade the Queen Victoria blast furnace control system at Corus' Scunthorpe steel works. The existing control system, ABB MasterPiece 200 with MasterView 850 operator stations, has provided a reliable service since it was commissioned in 1988 and is now being replaced with the latest ABB System 800xA, including two AC450 controllers. |
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ABB new drives give greener steel transport for Corus |
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: 14 July, 2006 |
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Two ABB drives, using fibre optic communications and Profibus DP, are helping Corus to accurately position two coil shuttle cars ahead of the hot dipping production lines, enabling the company to reduce the need for road haulage, providing a far more efficient steel coil delivery system. |
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New WebWare 4.6 helps track production resources |
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: 14 July, 2006 |
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WebWare helps customers keep track of their production resources by gathering data from ABB controllers, PLCs, and other plant-floor devices. It makes this data easily accessible through Microsoft Internet Explorer, allowing customers to safeguard and optimise their investment in robotics. |
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Freedom of the Seas - powered and propelled by ABB |
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: 13 July, 2006 |
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The world's largest cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, sets off on her maiden transatlantic voyage, powered and propelled by ABB electrical and propulsion systems. The 158,000 ton luxury liner is the biggest cruise ship ever built in terms of both gross tonnage and passenger capacity. It carries 4,370 guests and 1,360 crew on 18 decks and at a cruising speed of 21.6 knots. |
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New ABB low voltage products wallchart makes circuit breaker selection simple |
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| Asbestos
: 13 July, 2006 |
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ABB low voltage products has introduced three new wallcharts to help take the confusion out of circuit breaker selection. Containing comprehensive information including selection tables and calculations, the charts explain how to correctly size and select circuit breakers for transformer, generator and power factor correction applications. |
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Powerful new robot provides perfect palletising |
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: 13 July, 2006 |
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ABB introduces the IRB 660, a state-of-the-art, dedicated palletising robot combining an extremely rapid cycle time with a 3.15 m reach and 250 kg payload, making it ideal for palletising bags, boxes, crates, bottles and more. |
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How to save energy at a wastewater works |
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: 12 July, 2006 |
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Severn Trent Water, the world's fourth largest privately owned water company, achieved a 65 percent energy saving with ABB drives at a U.K. wastewater treatment plant. So great were the benefits of the three ABB standard drives that the customer set up an Energy Saving Project Group to look at replacing and upgrading existing drives throughout its network of 1,000 wastewater treatment plants in the U.K. |
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