ABB Switzerland Ltd: Press Releases

ABB Wins $28 Million Mining Order in Canada
Monday, July 06, 2009 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it recently won a contract valued over $28 million from Terrane Metals Corporation. The contract includes the delivery...

Minera Chinalco Chooses ABB to Supply Gearless Mill Drive Systems for New Copper Mine in Peru
Thursday, April 23, 2009 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it recently won an order from Minera Chinalco Peru SA for the delivery and installation of three complete gearless mill...

ABB Wins $62 Million Order in Oman
Monday, February 23, 2009 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has signed a contract worth $62 million with Vale International Switzerland for the Oman Industrial Complex project....

ABB Wins Order for Penasquito HPGR Project
Monday, February 23, 2009 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has signed a contract with Polysius Corporation USA for the Penasquito High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR)...

ABB Held Global Gearless Mill Drive User Meeting
Thursday, November 13, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it held the second global gearless mill drive (GMD) user meeting. The conference, a conjoint organisation between...

ABB Wins Additional Order for Brazilian Salobo Copper Mine Project
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced that it has won a follow-up order for the Salobo copper mine project, which is being developed by Salobo Metais SA, a...

ABB Helping Vale Inco Create the Mine of the Future
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd A global leader in power and automation technology, ABB is honoured to be Vale Inco’s electrification, hoisting and automation partner for the Totten Mine Project. Vale Inco’s reopening of...

Drive Monitoring System from ABB Reduces Maintenance Costs
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd A performance monitoring system for ABB drives has been launched by ABB. The system optimizes service and maintenance costs over the drives lifecycle and reduces the incidence of costly...

ABB Launches Reliability Fingerprint
Monday, September 22, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, announced the release of the ABB Reliability Fingerprint, a new consulting service from ABB reliability services. The Fingerprint is...

ABB Wins $88 Million Mining Order in Panama
Monday, September 22, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has won an $88 million order from Minera Petaquilla (MPSA). The order, booked in May 2008, is to deliver gearless...

Reasonably Priced and Better than New
Monday, September 22, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd A shovel excavator more than 20yrs old was recently equipped with modern electrical technology by ABB. This offered more advantages for Lafarge Zement than the purchase of a new excavator....

Discovering Simplicity – ABB Introduces New DC Technology via DCS800 Drive Series
Friday, August 01, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB has premiered a new, high-performance series of power converters called DCS800, featuring numerous striking innovations. These include operator control of unprecedented simplicity for...

ABB Takes Underground Mining to a New Level
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd Underground mining relies on hoists to transport people, equipment and ore between the mining zone and the surface. ABB hoist systems are raising productivity, energy efficiency and grid...

ABB Wins Five-Year Full Service Contract in Chile
Sunday, July 06, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it recently won a five-year contract from Minera Escondida Ltda (operated by BHP Billiton) to manage maintenance and...

ABB Expands High-Performance Drive Series with Launch of Fully Integrated Regenerative AC Units
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd With the introduction of a fully integrated, regenerative AC drive, in a 7.5hp to 2,600hp range, ABB again extends the array of complete motor-control solutions provided through the...

OEMs and Panel Builders Buy Only What They Need Via ABB’s Expanded ACS800-U4 Drive Modules Introduction
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 by ABB Switzerland Ltd Via ABB’s expanded ACS800-U4 drive modules line, panel builders, system integrators and OEMs can buy exactly the parts they need to build motor-control units for end users. The drive module...

ABB Holld Global Gearless Mill Drive User Meeting
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB Switzerland organised the first global Gearless Mill Drive User Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, on October 25 and 26, 2007 ABB, the leading power and automation technology group,...

ABB holds Gearless Mill Drives User Meeting in Sydney
Friday, December 22, 2006 by ABB Switzerland Ltd ABB Switzerland, in collaboration with ABB Australia, organized a Gearless Mill Drive User Meeting in Sydney, Australia, on 16th and 17th November 2006. Baden, 22nd December 2006 - ABB,...

ABB Wins $17 Million Technological Package Contract for Codelco's Andina Division
Thursday, October 12, 2006 by ABB Switzerland Ltd Santiago, October 2006 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, won a $17 million technological package contract for Codelco Chile's Andina Division. The...