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		ABB monitors silica at power plant to cut NOx emissions - 03/17/10 High silica values can coat turbines, leading to decreased efficiency, engine damage, and costly downtime. The Navigator 600 monitors silica in water to be injected.

		ABB to control solar power plant in Spain - 03/11/10 ABB will supply substations, power and automation equipment to a 13 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant in northern Spain.

		Benefits of State Based Control By David A. Huffman, ABB State Based Control results in productivity increases, higher asset utilization of both people and process, automated responses and recovery for abnormal conditions and provides an environment for knowledge capture directly into the control design.

		ABB opens factory in Vietnam - 03/10/10 ABB opened a new facility for manufacturing power products near Hanoi, Vietnam.

		ABB announces PVS800 solar inverter - 03/09/10 PVS800 feeds clean solar power into medium- or low-voltage grids via transformers and switchgear.

		ABB announces AC500-eCo PLC - 03/08/10 AC500-eCo PLC comes with a comprehensive range of communication options, including Modbus master/slave or CS31.

		ABB announces DCS800-EP Panel Drive - 03/08/10 Available up to 150 HP, the drive is a pre-engineered solution with all required peripheral components included on a space-efficient back panel.

		ABB to supply flowmeters to Riyadh - 03/04/10 ABB FlowMaster flowmeters will be used in a large-scale project to modernize the vast but aging water distribution network of Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital.

		ABB sees increased global demand for reliable safety solutions - 03/03/10 ABB says the need for reliable safety automation solutions and repeatable best practices is more critical than ever before.

		ABB to automate water transmission system in Abu Dhabi - 03/01/10 Products to be supplied include pumps, energy-efficient drives and motors, and the System 800xA control platform.

		Vale Inco renews ABB full service agreement - 02/28/10 ABB will continue managing maintenance activities at Vale Inco Newfoundland & Labrador.

		Five ABB robots take the stage with Bon Jovi - 02/26/10 Five robots move to the rhythm and beat of the music while displaying real time video footage of the show and digital animations. At various intervals the five robot arms move into a formation where the LED panels become one continuous, five-panel screen.

		ABB helps protect Avatar movie data - 02/23/10 ABB protects the supercomputer center of New Zealand digital effects company Weta Digital – makers of Avatar and other blockbuster movies – from power grid disturbances.

		ABB publishes brochure on water and waste water instrumentation - 02/23/10 Sixteen-page full-color brochure reviews instrumentation and services from ABB for the water and waste water industries.

		ABB introduces IRB 6620LX robot and gantry combination - 02/21/10 Overhead mounted system increases robot utilization and reduces costs for many machine tending, material handling and assembly operations.

		ABB orders decline in Q4 - 02/21/10 Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent

		ABB to refurbish power stations in Africa - 02/16/10 ABB will refurbish the stations that convert alternating current to direct current and back on the 560 megawatt Inga-Kolwezi power transmission link.

		ABB acquires Jokab Safety - 02/15/10 Founded in Sweden in 1988, Jokab Safety develops innovative products and solutions for machine safety.

		ABB upgrades Expert Optimizer systems in Brazil - 02/14/10 Upgrade improves reliability and efficiency of alternative fuel use for Votorantim’s Itau and Salto plants in Brazil. Expert Optimizer was first installed at the plants in 1995.

		ABB announces ACS850 industrial drive - 02/10/10 ACS850 is available from 1.5 to 600 hp at 480 Vac for industrial machinery and applications such as extruders, cranes, mixers, web handling and converting.

		ABB introduces MB3600-PH research grade FT-NIR spectrometer - 02/03/10 MB3600-PH provides exceptionally accurate measurements for a broad range of pharmaceutical and life science applications.

		ABB robots to automate battery plant at A123 Systems - 02/01/10 ABB Robotics will provide 15 robotic automation systems for the assembly and manufacturing of lithium-ion battery modules and packs.

		ABB brochure describes OriMaster flow meter - 01/31/10 Eight-page color brochure covers OriMaster, a complete one-piece, orifice-plate DP flowmeter.

		ABB supplies switchgear to China’s first offshore wind farms - 01/28/10 All 168 turbines at two wind parks will be equipped with an ABB integrated ring main unit (RMU) and switchgear solution.

		ABB to provide automation for new power plant in Greece - 01/26/10 ABB will supply a complete distributed control system (DCS) solution for a new 427-megawatt, gas-fired thermal power plant.

		ABB introduces Navigator 600 phosphate analyzer - 01/25/10 Analyzer reduces the amount of reagents and maintenance associated with phosphate monitoring, while providing high accuracy and reliability.

		ABB publishes brochure on damper drives for boilers - 01/19/10 Eight-page color brochure from ABB Instrumentation covers damper drive solutions for improved boiler control.

		ABB's Safety Execution Center receives TÜV certification - 01/19/10 ABB's Safety Execution Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been certified by TÜV as having in place and applying a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS).

		ABB to control power plant in Kazakhstan - 01/16/10 Products to be supplied include power and distribution transformers, an 800xA power-plant control system, and a micro SCADA for real-time monitoring.

		ABB to control solar thermal power plant in California - 01/13/10 ABB will supply a System 800xA and a remote diagnostic service capability that enables ABB to diagnose and correct System 800xA-related issues by remote.

		ABB to automate mill and pipe production plant in Saudi Arabia - 01/06/10 ABB will supply a System 800xA control system, plus a switchgear substation, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, motors and variable-speed drives.

		ABB publishes ProcessMaster Magmeter brochure - 12/29/09 Eight-page, four-color brochure describes the ProcessMaster magmeter.

		HygienicMaster electromagnetic meters monitor energy home - 12/22/09 Seven meters monitor closed solar-thermal loop, a closed radiant floor loop with a single smart pump, and an open domestic hot water loop.

		ABB to power London Underground - 12/20/09 ABB will supply a bulk supply point substation to power the London underground rail system.

		ABB publishes WaterMaster electromagnetic flowmeter brochure - 12/14/09 WaterMaster solution for flow measurement and management in such diverse sectors as water, wastewater, sewage and effluent is described in an eight-page, four-color brochure.

		Brochure from ABB describes HygienicMaster magmeter - 12/09/09 HygienicMaster magmeter offers a variety of benefits for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

		ABB to power Bangalore metro - 12/07/09 Products to be supplied include transformers, capacitors, relays and the associated cables and switchgear. ABB will also provide a SCADA system to monitor and control the installation.

		ABB to control nuclear plant in Switzerland - 12/02/09 ABB will replace the existing multiple control systems at the 1,220 megawatt Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland with a single solution, based on its Extended Automation System 800xA.

		ABB to control power at refinery in Greece - 12/01/09 ABB will supply a power management and load shedding system based on the System 800xA automation platform, medium-voltage equipment, and low-voltage switchgear.

		ABB reorganizes automation divisions - 11/29/09 Business units in the Automation Products and Robotics divisions will be regrouped into two new divisions – Discrete Automation and Motion, and Low Voltage Products.

		ABB to control gas compressors in Oman - 11/23/09 ABB will provide electrical equipment and variable speed drive systems for the Kauther Depletion Compressor Project for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).

		ABB to control pipeline pumps in South Africa - 11/22/09 ABB will provide medium voltage drives, transformers and medium voltage flame proof motors for the Trunk Line Pumps project for Transnet Ltd. in South Africa.

		ABB notes 10th anniversary of HVDC Light - 11/19/09 The first commercial HVDC Light installation on the Swedish island of Gotland is now 10 years old.

		ABB introduces SolutionsBank for Robotics - 11/17/09 On-line technical support and user community solution provides a self-service option for accessing technical information, product support, and user interconnectivity for ABB robot technology. Price: $990 per year.

		ABB offers control system server backup service - 11/17/09 The service provides a fully domain integrated server imaging solution that enables rapid restoration of critical control system servers and clients following a disaster or computer failure.

		ABB to develop large-scale smart grid for Stockholm - 11/15/09 The R&D project will test the concept of a flexible, low-emission power network in the Stockholm Royal Seaport area as part of a larger initiative to cut emissions in the Swedish capital by two-thirds by 2020.

		ABB to supply SVCs to Hydro-Québec, - 11/12/09 Installation of two SVCs on the 735 kilovolt network at the Chénier substation, west of Montreal, will be the world’s largest by capacity.

		ABB to power Saudi university for women - 11/10/09 ABB will deliver three gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations to the new university in the country's capital, Riyadh.

		ABB to supply cpmPlus Smart Client to Repsol YPF refinery - 11/09/09 Repsol YPF will use cpmPlus Smart Client to improve operational efficiency at its Lube Oil Blending plant at the La Plata Refinery in Argentina.

		ABB promotes Daniel Huber to manager of Open Control Systems - 11/08/09 Most recently, Huber was global Technology Manager for ABB’s Process Industries Products business, and oversaw product roadmaps and forward evolution for ABB’s control systems portfolio.

		ABB to control electrical equipment on UAE oil pipeline - 11/04/09 ABB will supply switchgear, ring main units, capacitor banks and resistors, protection panels, fault monitoring systems and substation control and monitoring systems based on System 800xA.

		ABB explains accelerated Field Device Integration - 11/03/09 Key Suppliers recently agreed to enlarge the scope of the EDDL Cooperation Team and will become the FDI Cooperation.

		ABB orders decline 15% in Q3 - 10/29/09 ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%.

		ABB Start-Up and Commissioning Services brochure - 10/26/09 Brochure provides an overview of ABB's start-up and commissioning services.

		ABB to control pumped-storage hydropower station in Switzerland - 10/25/09 ABB will provide electrical equipment, including transformers, medium-voltage switchgears, as well as instrumentation and System 800xA automation systems.

		ABB CEO discusses Smart grid in New York City - 10/22/09 Joe Hogan discussed the importance of developing a smarter grid, and the challenges that remain to be overcome, at the SmarterCities event in New York earlier this month

		ABB automation controls Stora Enso paper mill - 10/20/09 ABB automation, power distribution, variable speed drive systems and electrification equipment is being used on the PM12 paper line at Stora Enso’s Kvarnsveden paper mill in Sweden.

		ABB introduces tiny IRB 120 robot for smaller parts - 10/19/09 Weighing just 55 lb, the IRB 120 has a standard payload of 6.6 lb, a vertical wrist payload of 8.8 lb, reach of 580mm, stroke of 411mm and the ability to reach 112mm below its base.

		ABB expects 3rd quarter income to be down to $1 billion - 10/19/09 ABB will adjust certain provisions and accruals resulting in an overall reduction of approximately $380 million in the third quarter of 2009.

		ABB supplies 750 MVA transformers to Allegheny Energy - 10/15/09 The transformers together weigh over 750 tons and each has enough capacity to power 250 electric locomotives.

		ABB introduces ACS850 drive module - 10/15/09 ACS850 features on-board safe-torque-off, a removable memory block, intelligent user interface with a series of assistant wizards, a built-in energy saving calculator, and modular hardware and software.

		ABB CPM software improves production at Pratt Industries paper mill - 10/14/09 CPM provides Pratt Industries with better production and quality data visibility, centrally managed multi-mill planning and optimization, real-time integration with their box plants and paper mills and a modern IT system architecture.

		ABB to supply drive systems for Copper Mountain project in British Columbia - 10/14/09 ABB was awarded a contract valued over $19 million to deliver energy efficient drive systems for the Copper Mountain Mining project in Canada.

		ABB powers LNG carriers - 10/12/09 An ABB electric propulsion system for liquefied natural gas carriers reduces fuel consumption by almost 30 percent.

		ABB solves transmitter erosion problem at nickel ore processing mill - 10/07/09 Highly abrasive nickel ore slurry flow at a Canadian Xstrata nickel ore processing mill caused serious erosion of metallic diaphragms in pressure transmitters. So ABB coated the transmitters.

		ABB Instrumentation announces Asset Vision Professional - 09/30/09 An upgrade to the existing ABB Asset Master, Asset Vision offers full-featured device management and asset optimization.

		ABB supplies robots to Vincennes University - 09/28/09 Equipment includes 29 ABB robots and related work cells, software and controllers for VU’s new $9 million industrial training facility.

		ABB gives away cpmPlus Smart Client for free - 09/24/09 IndustrialIT cpmPlus Smart Client is available as a free upgrade for System 800xA Automation Sentinel software management program subscribers.

		ABB to update Sun Paper's China mill with System 800xA - 09/21/09 Industrial IT System 800xA and 11 operator workplaces will be installed to control and improve the output of the mill’s new fine paper machine PM23, supplied by Metso.

		ABB silica analyzer at power plant pays for itself in three days - 09/21/09 Analyzer provides real-time readings of steam silica content during warm start-ups of a combined cycle power plant, delivering savings of thousands of dollars per day at PPL Generation’s gas-fired plant in eastern Pennsylvania.

		ABB names Brice Koch to Group Executive Committee - 09/09/09 Manager of China business to take on new role as Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions.

		ABB improves energy efficiency, productivity for StatoilHydro - 09/02/09 StatoilHydro realized significant benefits from integrated process and electrical power systems at its complex production facility in the Snøhvit natural gas field.

		ABB to provide SCADA system to National Grid - 08/31/09 National Grid will deploy the technology in its upstate New York and New England electric operations control centers to manage the transmission and distribution networks in the region.

		ABB to integrate wind power on Mexican power grid - 08/25/09 ABB will install a Static VAr Compensator at the La Ventosa substation, close to the city of Ixtepec in the state of Oaxaca.

		ABB to control green pulp processing plant in China - 08/24/09 ABB will provide automation systems and related services to help Chinese papermaker Shandong Huatai Corporation improve wood pulp production lines.

		ABB to control Podilsky Cement plant expansion in Ukraine - 08/20/09 ABB will supply electrical and automation equipment including intelligent motor control centers, instrumentation and System 800xA for complete plant control.

		ABB System 800xA helps turn food waste into fuel - 08/19/09 Small bioethanol plants in Finland are using local food waste to make a low-carbon gasoline and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

		ABB boosts energy efficiency at aluminum smelters - 08/17/09 Rectiformers for the Sohar aluminum smelter in the Sultanate of Oman and the Qatalum smelter in Qatar increase efficiencyby 18%.

		ABB analyzers improve gasoline blending at Bahrain Petroleum - 08/13/09 An ABB FTIR analyzer was installed in November 2008 at the 250,000 barrel a day oil refinery of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in the Middle East.

		ABB SCADA system to monitor dozens of hydro plants in North America - 08/12/09 ABB will enable Brookfield Renewable Power to monitor, control and manage its entire fleet of power generation facilities in North America.

		ABB to supply power equipment in Saudi Arabia - 08/10/09 ABB will provide power factor correction for 19 substations rated 33/13.8 kilovolts in central, southern and northwestern provinces, and for nine 132/33 kV substations near the capital.

		ABB to supply SCADA system for power stations on Malta - 08/10/09 ABB will implement an integrated SCADA solution to monitor and control the power stations and substations on the island of Malta.

		ABB maintains petrochemical plant in Argentina - 08/10/09 ABB reduced the maintenance costs of Solvay Indupa’s PVC plant in Argentina by 20 percent while preserving high levels of equipment availability and reliability.

		ABB to supply instrument transformers to Progress Energy Smart Grid - 08/06/09 ABB will supply 400 HCEP instrument transformers to be installed at 140 substations in North Carolina and South Carolina.

		ABB introduces ProLine Panelboard - 08/03/09 ProLine is a current limiting, touch safe, fully coordinated UL 67 panelboard.

		ABB enhances Optima AO2000 process analyzer - 07/30/09 Enhancements expand monitoring capability to include CO2 green house gas emissions measurements.

		ABB to build power stations in Brazil - 07/29/09 ABB won orders worth over $540 million from the Abengoa Group in Brazil for the world’s longest power transmission link--2,500 kilometers.

		ABB increases energy efficiency at Finnish paper maker - 07/27/09 ABB helped the Myllykoski Paper mill in Finland reduce heating and electricity consumption while increasing production volumes.

		ABB Q2 revenues down - 07/23/09 Orders decreased across all divisions and regions compared to the second quarter of 2008 on a combination of lower volumes and price decreases resulting from both lower raw material costs and reduced demand.

		ARC says ABB has leading DCS market share worldwide - 07/21/09 The ARC study reports that the explosive growth that characterized the DCS (distributed control system) market up until 2008 is gone due to the global economic crisis.

		ABB to supply switchgear in South Africa - 07/19/09 ABB will supply electrical solutions in two projects for the City of Cape Town Electricity Services Department.

		ABB enhances SCADAvantage software - 07/19/09 Enhancements include HMI development using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and improved security based on Windows Active Directory or Workgroups.

		ABB wins automation lifecycle project in South Pacific - 07/16/09 ABB will provide onsite process control systems service and maintenance at Vale Inco's process plant located on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia.

		ABB's Expert Optimizer increases Nordkalk’s production by 9% - 07/15/09 CPM solution helps limestone plant in Finland optimize process, improve output, and reduce fuel consumption

		ABB introduces Universal Small Cell robotic platform - 07/14/09 USC standard robotic cell platform can be integrated with process equipment to build specialized robotic cells to perform one or more industrial operations.

		ABB announces AC500-eCo PLC - 07/14/09 AC500-eCo includes integrated digital and analog inputs and outputs on-board the CPU, which can support up to seven S500 I/O expansion modules.

		ABB participates in Desertec industrial initiative - 07/13/09 European companies, including ABB, met in Munich to sign a memorandum of understanding on the Desertec industrial initiative.

		ABB wins five-year service contract in Chile - 07/07/09 ABB will provide performance-based maintenance services for five crushing plants at the world’s largest copper mine.

		ABB wins $25 million power and automation order in Peru - 07/06/09 ABB will supply electrical and automation solutions worth $25 million for an expansion of the Machu Picchu hydroelectric power plant in Peru.

		ABB to support major biotechnology research initiative in Ireland - 07/06/09 ABB will provide expertise, technology and support to help advance the manufacturing of new biopharmaceutical medicines.

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