ABB has released its "Sustainability Report 2020," which summarizes the impact of the company and its solutions on the environment and communities, as well as how ABB contributes to more sustainable development. Although it was a year dominated by the effects of a global pandemic, ABB exceeded most of its environmental, social, and governance goals covering three areas: cutting-edge technology, responsible business operations, and responsible relationships. Each of these areas has a direct or indirect impact on the success of ABB's business. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI collaborative robot families, offering higher payloads and speeds to complement ABB's collaborative robot lineup, including YuMi and Single-arm YuMi. These stronger, faster, and more capable collaborative robots will accelerate ABB's expansion in high-growth areas such as electronics, healthcare, consumer goods, logistics, and food and beverage, addressing the rising demand for automation across multiple industries. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB expands its collaborative robot portfolio with the announcement of the new 6-axis GoFa CRB 15000, supporting the growing demand for collaborative robots that can accommodate higher payloads to enhance productivity and flexibility. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

SWIFTI, boasting a maximum speed of 5m per second, is a high-speed and high-precision industrial collaborative robot that supports a payload of up to 4kg, designed to bridge the gap between collaborative robots and industrial robots. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

Ola, one of the world's leading mobility companies, announced today that it has selected ABB as a key partner for robotics and automation solutions at its mega factory in India, where the highly anticipated Ola electric scooter will be launched. The Ola scooter mega factory, said to be the largest scooter factory in the world, is expected to be ready and operational in a few months. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

Insights into vessel operational data amplified by artificial intelligence (AI) can help save up to 10% in fuel and reduce costs. By unlocking the value of advanced analytics, it is possible to improve vessel uptime and reduce essential service visits by up to 30%. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB's offline programming and simulation software RobotStudio has been upgraded with a new virtual robot braking distance feature designed to accurately simulate the stopping distance of robots in the real world. This allows for precise calculation of the robot's braking distance, eliminating the need to add safety margins in cell design, enabling up to 25% space savings. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has secured a contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction to provide a complete power and propulsion solution for Busan Port Authority's first fully electric passenger ferry. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ACOPOS 6D is a rail-free product transport system equipped with intelligent shuttles that move independently between stations without being constrained by inflexible continuous production flows. The ACOPOS 6D shuttles operate contactless, noiseless, and accurately, moving freely across surfaces and accelerating and operating in any direction with six degrees of freedom, even moving vertically along walls. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has been selected as one of the "World's Most Sustainable Companies" by Corporate Knights, an international media and research organization. Ranked 33rd, ABB significantly improved its score compared to last year's ranking. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

The optical sensors manufactured by ABB were deployed in conjunction with the successful launch of the satellite Hugo from GHGSat, an emerging leader in greenhouse gas detection services in space. ABB's optical sensors can map methane emissions from space with a resolution 100 times higher than any other sensor. Previously, only larger areas could be surveyed, but the new improvement in granularity has made it possible to identify emission sources for the first time. An additional nine units are currently being manufactured by ABB and will be launched on the first private satellite constellation dedicated to emissions observation, scheduled for the end of 2022. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

At the Aeon Mall in Hai Phong City, Vietnam, customers can use ABB's EV chargers, which allow for fast and efficient charging, providing a retail experience that is unmatched for customers and residents. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB's new Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) service allows robot users to create preventive maintenance schedules for individual robots or a robot fleet (a group of multiple robots owned by the customer) based on real-time operational data, optimizing productivity and minimizing downtime. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

A contract has been signed for the introduction of Azipod technology in a project with the Dutch luxury yacht builder Oceanco, paving the way for extensive cooperation on sustainable electric propulsion in a market expected to exceed $10 billion by 2025. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has successfully completed the delivery of high-pressure and low-pressure digital solutions for the expansion of the Shanghai Bailong Port wastewater treatment plant in China, ensuring a continuous and reliable power supply. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has been evaluated by analysts as having established a leadership position in distributed control systems (DCS) for 21 consecutive years, thanks to its customer focus, digital innovation, and remote services. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB announces a strategic partnership with AFC Energy to develop next-generation high-power and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for locations with constraints in the power grid. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has expanded tools that simplify programming to existing industrial robots, making it easy to install, program, and operate robots without the need for specialized training. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB's E-Mobility Innovation Lab, which emphasizes its leading position in the EV charging infrastructure market, is set to accommodate 120 experts working on the development of next-generation solutions. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

The installation of the 1,000th ABB fast charger in Norway has become an important milestone for Norway, which is on an ambitious journey towards achieving a zero-emission economy. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

As the title partner entering its fourth season, ABB continues to introduce advanced technologies such as ABB uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) to this fully electric racing championship. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

Under a two-year contract awarded to ABB by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the key technology from ABB/Nüvü Camēras will be installed on a space telescope in 2025, capturing the first satellite images of exoplanets. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has received an order worth approximately $150 million to provide comprehensive technology for next-generation cruise ships being built by the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri. Strengthening its position as a preferred supplier in the cruise industry, ABB will equip five new ships with the proven Azipod electric propulsion system, which significantly reduces onboard fuel consumption. Each cruise ship will be powered by two Azipod units, with a total propulsion power of 178 megawatts (238,700 horsepower) for the five new ships. This order includes the largest and most powerful Azipod propulsion units ever installed at Fincantieri, each rated at 20 megawatts. The vessels are scheduled to enter service between 2023 and 2026. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

PUB (Singapore's National Water Agency) has signed a contract worth approximately $30 million (SGD 40.5 million) with ABB to deliver a complete plant monitoring and control system that fully covers the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) site. Singapore is considered one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with no natural water sources, and is making significant investments in technology to help provide high-quality water to its future population of 5.69 million and businesses. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

The compact interior painting station can reduce the size of automotive manufacturers' interior painting stations by about one-third, achieving cost savings and improving the sustainability of automotive painting facilities. ABB's latest innovative solution for automotive manufacturing, the compact interior painting station, offers a space-saving solution through the combination of 12 robots. It enables painting for various vehicle types, from passenger cars and SUVs to large MPVs, while supporting a reduction of up to about one-third in the installation area (mainly length) of automotive OEM painting booths compared to conventional robot-based general interior painting solutions. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

Michi-no-Ri Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Group CEO: Jun Matsumoto, hereinafter referred to as "Michi-no-Ri HD"), Aizu Bus Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Representative Director: Toshizai Sato, hereinafter referred to as "Aizu Bus"), Denso Corporation (Headquarters: Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Koji Arima, hereinafter referred to as "Denso"), ABB Japan Bielefeld Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture, President: Jörg Joseph Theis, hereinafter referred to as "ABB Japan Bielefeld"), Daihen Corporation (Headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, President: Tetsuya Tajiri, hereinafter referred to as "Daihen"), and Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuhiro Fukushima, hereinafter referred to as "Deloitte Tohmatsu") have been awarded a contract for the "Research and Development and Demonstration Project for Realizing Logistics MaaS (MaaS: Mobility as a Service) Utilizing Commercial Vehicles" to be conducted by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in fiscal year 2020, and began the demonstration project in October 2020. For more details, please refer to the link (our company website).

ABB Thailand and Ericsson Thailand today announced a partnership, the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, to support ABB's customers and businesses in Thailand with Ericsson's 5G solutions. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has secured a contract worth over $300 million from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to supply a comprehensive power and propulsion package for six new dedicated vessels that will transport LNG along the North Sea route. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB supports the electrification of a sustainable world. With the increase of megacities globally, there is a growing demand for space-saving electrical solutions such as compact switchgear. With its small footprint and improved reliability, the latest gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) PrimeGear ZX0 is the perfect solution to meet power demands. For more details, please visit the link (our website).

ABB has received an order for 800 industrial robots from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to support the production of the next generation of electric vehicles at its factory in Hanover, Germany. For more details, please visit the link (our website).