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Further optimizes global footprint with in China, for the worldstrategy

Continues to deliver world-class products and advanced solutions to meet the demands of Asia and globe

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, held an opening ceremony on the 18th November for its Quality Control Systems (QCS) and Web Imaging Systems (WIS) factory. The state-of-the-art facility becomes ABB’s only manufacturing base for QCS and WIS worldwide. The move further optimizes the company’s global business footprint and exemplifies its “in China, for the world” strategy. The factory will deliver first class products and solutions to customers in Asia and around the world, addressing the demands of the global papermaking market.

 

Tobias Becker, head of the Process Automation Division, ABB North Asia Region and ABB China, said, “Emerging markets such as China, Brazil, and Indonesia became growth engines of the global paper industry. Their rapid development is fuelling demand for all kinds of automation technologies and is establishing the latest industry trends. The commissioning of the new factory is ABB Group’s most recent move to optimize our global business footprint. It allows us to promptly respond to both Asia and the global markets, and sustainably provide leading products and services to our global customers.”

 

The new factory, located in the Shanghai Pudong New Area, covers 9000 square meters. The ABB Pulp and Paper Business Unit will transfer its entire QCS and WIS manufacturing business from its Ireland and Finland facilities to the new location, making it the company’s latest global manufacturing center.

 

ABB isthetechnology leaderin the global paper industry, providing the most comprehensive automation, measurement, and electrical equipment portfolio and solutions. ABB Pulp and Paper Business Unit invests over 10% of its annual revenue in R&D and has invented a number of leading technologiesand products, including Induction xP, the innovative machine actuator, Optical Caliper Sensor, the revolutionary product for measuring sheet thickness, and Multi-variable cross-direction control, the unique QCS technology. ABB is driving the development of paper automation technology with its advanced technology, solutions, products, and top class services over decades. Its full range of solutions, including electrical, open control, paper machine drive, collaborative production management, quality control, energy management, and web inspection, have been adopted by many large scale papermakers worldwide, such as  UPM-Kymmene, Stora Enso, APP etc.

 

QCS isthe nervous system of the paper production line, decisive to the quality of paper products. ABB QCS controls production quality by analyzing the paper’s moisture, thickness, gloss, and other physical parameters with various types of sensors, helping papermakers reduce rejection rates and greatly improve economic returns. ABB WIS detects and reports defects, including holes, spots, and streaks, through its web imaging solutions. It not only guarantees product quality, but also helps papermakers adjust the operating process, to make right decisions of production and maintenance before problems arise, thereby remarkably improving production efficiencyand economic returns.

 

China’s paper industry has enjoyed fast growth in the past decade. In order to support this development, ABB began establishing the local Pulp andPaper team as early as 1994and set up branches in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. It boasts the most comprehensive talent pool and strongest service capabilities serving the paper industryin the country. By 2009, ABB had successfully completed around 500 significant projects in China, building long-term partnerships with a large number of local and global paper companies including Hengan Paper, Nine Dragons Paper, Lee & Man Paper, and Huatai Group.

 

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people.ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, with 15,300 employees,30joint ventures and wholly owned companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 60 cities.

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