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From Midwest Headquarters, ABB University Utilizes Live Web-cast to Train Steamfitters in Los Angeles on Use of Drives

(Web-based E-Classes and E-Mentoring Programs Add Full Array of Training Alternatives, as Technology Ushers the Future Into the Present)

NEW BERLIN, Wis., March, 2003 . . . ABB University, based at ABB Inc., Automation Technologies, New Berlin, Wisconsin, helped Milwaukee Steamfitters Union Local 601 conduct its first-ever live training program of Union members elsewhere via a live videocast training program; 10 mechanical contractors/refrigeration techs participated in the remote training, which focused on use and operation of the ACH 400 drive.

The half-day training sessions, on two dates in February, were linked via real-time interactive video cams from the Steamfitters facility on south 103rd street, Milwaukee, to the Union Apprentices facility in south LA.

This technology expands our array of training tools and options, said Dave Polka, director of ABB University. Students can come to our facilities for extended training, utilize Computer Based Training CDs that we offer and/or, now, we also can go to students wherever they are -- in this kind of live-remote format.
The training included use of demo cases and written material sent ahead to each of the participants.

Future Made Present
In addition to providing training for customers via web casts, the University also has developed web-based E-classes and E-mentoring programs, which are conducted in real time, Polka said. Drives end users have a trove of choices, as technology continues to make it possible to help customers, literally, anywhere and everywhere, he noted.

The array of training options helps the ABB University stay very focused on customers needs and objectives. The technology tools accommodates this careful economy, in which end users can continue to get the drives training they need; we simply provide it via this variety of formats, Polka noted.

Its a new era in training, ABB and Polka said. Technology makes what we thought of as the future very present.

ABB Inc., Automation Technologies, Drives, Motors and Machines, is the world's largest manufacturer of electric motors and drives. In the USA, an integrated channel of sales representatives, distributors, and system integrators allow ABB, New Berlin, Wisconsin, to supply a complete line of energy-efficient electric drives, motors and engineered drive systems to a wide range of industrial and commercial customers. Products manufactured include AC variable speed drives for electric motors from 1/2 through 135,000 HP, large AC machines and drives, medium-voltage drives, power electronics and rectifier systems, AC & DC motors, and application-specific drive system solutions to meet diverse customer needs (http://www.abb-drives.com).

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. The ABB Group of companies operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 146,000 people worldwide. The company's U.S. operations employ more than 14,000 people in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states.

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