ABB Ltd., industrial robotics, Zurich, Switzerland

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President and CEO - Morten Wierod

President ABB Robotics Division - Marc Segura

Projects and products:

construction robotics

smart cities

ABB Ability, industrial Internet of Things

industrial robots

collaborative robots

RoboScreen, robotically controlled video display products

ABB-free@home, intelligent home control

YuMi, human-friendly dual arm robot

RobotStudio, simulation and offline programming software

Robot IRB 140 PICASSO

ABB robot playing snooker

 

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ABB Robotics - automotive body assembly - ride the line

Published on Jun 13, 2013

The assembly of auto car bodies (Body in White) is a complicated task employing a range of high tech processes. In this movie we have bought that process to life by enabling you to "ride the line" and witness at close proximity the range of technologies used. Starting from the transfer of the underbody you will see Gluing, Framing, Spot Welding, Assembly, Materials Handling, Vision Guidance, Laser Brazing, Laser Cutting, Laser Welding, and Polishing. Enjoy the ride.

 

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ABB Robotics - Welding skip truck chassis

Published on Oct 4, 2013

The Busi Group in Italy identified a need to increase the quality of their fabricated frames and worked with ABB to automate & improve their competiveness using ABB welding robots. Movie features arc welding and assembly of roll on roll off skips containers.

 

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ABB Robotics - Welding hedge cutting attachments

Published on Oct 16, 2013

UK OEM manufacturer, Shellbourne Reynolds, used to sub contract much of its arc welding needs on its range of hedge cutting tractor attachments. That was before they decided to adopt a "just-in-time" manufacturing philosophy based on a ABB standard FlexArc robot welding cell. Amongst the clear benefits realized are reduced inventory and welding times one third of those previously attained.

 

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ABB Robotics - Introducing the IRB 6700: 7th Generation Large Robots

Published on Nov 4, 2013

The new generation, IRB 6700 family, are the highest performance robots in the 150-300 kg class, and are designed to provide a life time of affordability and reliability. They have has 20 percent lower Total Cost of Ownership thanks to a more robust design, longer service intervals and simplified maintenance.

 

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ABB Robotics - Dual Arm Concept Robot at iREX 2013

Published on Nov 6, 2013

At iREX 2013 ABB Robotics took the opportunity to show a vision of what dynamic small parts assembly solution could look like in the real-world by presenting just one of the development projects for our Dual Arm Concept prototype robot. The cell on display has been operating in an actual manufacturing environment for many weeks and has assembled tens of thousands of eStop switches for one of our ABB Low Voltage businesses.

 

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ABB Robotics - Thermal Spraying with Praxair TAFA

Published on Nov 13, 2013

The thermal spray process has been around since the early 1900s, and until recently it was a labor intensive endeavor. Every part was hand sprayed and quality largely depended on the skills of the operator. It wasn't until the late 1990s that robots really began to be accepted and used in the thermal spray industry."

These days, parts for the aerospace industry are so exacting and complicated that the only way they can be thermal spray coated accurately is through robotics. A coating less than a millimeter thick significantly increases the engine life and temperature limits and, in some cases, engine efficiency.

"As robot prices started to come down we realized we could use them much more cost effectively than any other solution for accuracy and high quality," says Richard Thorpe, TAFA brand equipment manager. "Today you'll also find surface coatings in petrochemical, industrial gas turbine and other general industry applications."

 

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ABB Robotics - Assembly of ABB Low Voltage Circuit Breakers

Published on Nov 13, 2013

The ABB SACE factory in Frosinone, south of Rome are reaping the benefits of using ABB robots in the production of their electronic and thermo-magnetic low voltage circuit breakers. The robots are employed in a range of applications producing core compenents and assembling final products. Since they began using robots in 2000 production has doubled without adding additional staff; and they have eliminated wastage and reduced energy usage by 30%

 

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ABB's IRB 4400 robot laser cutting at iREX

Published on Nov 12, 2013

 

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ABB Robotics - Electric Motor Manufacturing at Baldor

Published on Nov 18, 2013

For Baldor Electric Company (a member of the ABB Group), robots are part of a strategy to stay close to their customers and retain good employees by keeping manufacturing in the US and taking humans out of harm's way.

The robots are working in the Southwestern Die Casting facility—which is tasked with producing all the aluminum castings for Baldor's motors. Foundry work is dirty and dangerous, which lends itself well to robotic automation. And just down the road from Southwestern Die in Fort Smith, Baldor's newest winding facility, robots also come into play during the incredibly intricate and complex step of winding copper coils.

"Some people might think that because ABB and Baldor are the same company now we get special treatment," says Jed Reinhard, Manager of Engineering and Maintenance for the Southwestern Die Casting facility." But the reality is that we were using ABB robots long before the acquisition and we are buying more today for the same reasons we always have: they are reliable and ABB provides great customer service—something we also value as a core mission at Baldor."

 

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ABB Robotics - FlexLean Flexible Automotive Body Assembly Part 1

Published on Nov 23, 2013

Over the past decade the auto industry has changed at a blistering pace. Where once it was common to build one car on one line, manufacturers are now moving to a flexible production concept where multiple cars can be produced on the same line. The new GateFramer robotic car body framing system builds on ABB's nearly 20 years of framing experience by providing the industry with the flexible, accurate, expandable and fast solution that today's car manufacturers demand—resulting in less investment over the lifetime of the system.

 

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ABB Robotics - FlexLean Flexible Automotive Body Assembly Part 2

Published on Nov 23, 2013

ABB's FlexLean Roller Hemming replaces traditional dedicated tabletop hemming machines with a robot solution that provides unprecedented flexibilty in finishing automotive closures.

 

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ABB Robotics - FlexLean Flexible Automotive Body Assembly Part 3

Published on Nov 23, 2013

Using traditional conveyors & location devices limits the flexibility of automotive body assembly. Using ABB's FlexLean modular automation featuring FlexTrack, FlexLifter & Flex PLP allows flexibility to be built in from the start.
This movie features the FlexLean bodyshop at Changan-Ford in Chongqing, China.

 

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ABB Robotics - Packing Beer Bottles with Refurbished Robots

Published on Dec 5, 2013

The Athenian Brewery in Athens, Greece uses ABB robots to pack 1.6 million bottles of beer a day. After 10 years of constant use they decided they needed to replace their hard working robots. In order to keep costs down they chose to install refurbished versions of the same robot model.

The benefits of choosing refurbished robots from ABB include not needing to retool or reprogram, no system reconfiguration, and minimised loss of production.

 

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ABB Robotics - Milling Sculpture in Natural Stone

Published on Dec 17, 2013

In the last few years Marmi e Graniti d'Italia (MGI), a leading Italian supplier of natural stone, has experimented with innovation and technology for the stone industry. One of the latest frontiers in the field is definitely the interaction between ABB robots and natural stone.

Using the creation of a replica of artist Amedeo Modigliani's infamous "HEAD" sculpture in white granite, MGI explored the application of a robotic milling system to evaluate whether industrial robots are capable of the demands and challenges that processing stone requires.

The results of the experiment surpassed all expectations offering a quality of cut comparable to CNC machinery. The possibility of perfecting the approach, integrating milling and polishing, is currently being explored in collaboration with ABB integrator T&D Robotics.

 

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ABB Robotics - Applying polyester resin to granite slabs

Published on Dec 18, 2013

In marble polishing, the use of polyester resin to fill and reinforce the slabs has been an accepted solution for over 50 years. Resin fillers are mainly used for aesthetic effects and to avoid open holes in the surface of the material.

The more fragile marbles have also a reinforced backing support, usually in a form of a fiberglass mesh. In this process, the main material used with the net is a polyester resin.

Now robot itegrator T&D Robotics in Italy have fully automated this process using ABB robots. Benefits include reduced working area, lower energy costs & improved safety levels.

 

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ABB Robotics - Spot Welding at Volvo (with Integrated Dress Packs)

Published on Jan 17, 2014

Exterior cables on robots suffer from wear & tear and can lead to downtime. To address this issue Volvo, working closely with ABB, have equipped their Spot Welding robots with Integrated Dress Packs. The solution enhances cable & hose lifecycles, reduces production costs & downtime, and facilitates shorter start-up times.

 

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ABB Robotics - Value Provider Conference Europe 2014

Published on Feb 5, 2014

In June 2013 we hosted over 500 guests to our largest ever European robotics even in Mainz.

 

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China rolls out the world's largest electric car charging network

Published on Feb 12, 2014

BDNT cooperates with ABB to roll out world's largest EV fast charger network in China

Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. chooses ABB to supply direct current (DC) fast chargers for rapid charging of new DENZA electric vehicle over the next six years

 

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ABB Robotics - Integrated Vision

Published on Mar 13, 2014

ABB Integrated Vision is a powerful smart camera system that makes vision-guided robotics applications faster and easier to deploy than ever before. Using 2D vision guidance, manufacturers have the ability to: track products more accurately, improve supply chain management, improve quality, troubleshoot challenging lines and processes and significantly expand their use of robotic automation. Taken together, the advantages of vision-guided robotics can significantly improve a company's bottom line, saving time, money, and resources.