ABB leads the market in the manufacture of electrical transformers
ABB is Australia’s leading manufacturer of electrical transformers, with two distribution transformer manufacturing locations in Brisbane and Perth. The company also delivers quality and value to the higher end of the market, i.e. >10MVA 33kV, through the Front End Sales Engineering and Contracts group in Moorebank, Sydney.
ABB transformers are installed in a variety of applications, ranging from rural overhead distribution of electricity to heavy industrial installations within the mining, petrochemical and manufacturing industries. Customers include electricity supply authorities, engineering procurement and construction clients, consultants, contractors, resellers and end users.
Speed is our business vision, whereby ABB customers receive fast quotations, improved decision making and short delivery times together with ABB brand quality. The business is working towards the implementation of a highly-flexible value chain that is web-enabled for online ordering and inquiry, without losing the personal touch of ongoing face-to-face contact.
ABB is investing in the latest, most cost effective technology in all its Australian manufacturing facilities, at the same time encouraging a culture that continuously develops the capability of its employees.
An environmental management system certified to ISO14001 also reduces the environmental impact of ABB operations and products and ensures compliance with applicable regulations and laws.
This approach ensures ABB remains a competitive provider of high quality and innovative transformer products, solutions and services.
Did you know?
Globally, ABB produces 400,000 distribution transformers, approximately 2000 power transformers and hundreds of thousands of instrument transformers each year.
CASE STUDY
ABB transformer solution saves Horizon Power $160K and reduces environmental impact
A self-contained transformer kiosk designed and built by ABB resolved a major challenge mid-way through Horizon Power’s port upgrade project at Exmouth, on the tip of the North West Cape, 1270 kilometres from Perth. The West Australian regional electricity supplier had anticipated a costing of $40K for the civil works associated with a transformer pad and oil separation facility but received a quotation of $240K from its power station sub-contractor. With time pressures, a remote location and a heated economy, the options to obtain alternative contractors did not prove fruitful.
ABB developed a solution that has left the hard ground largely untouched, since bunding is enclosed within a self-contained ’kiosk’. The 15 tonne, 3.5 MVA kiosk was designed and manufactured at ABB’s Osborne Park facility and shipped to site, as separate units. The design was a first for ABB and Horizon Power and has potential for other sites, especially as it was constructed for cyclonic conditions.
Horizon Power’s building schedule continued to plan, and Exmouth’s new 7 MW power station completed its 60 day trial in April 2007.
Innovation
ABB is supplying medium and low voltage intelligent switchgear and motor control centres, along with specifically-designed transformers for the Woodside Energy’s Angel gas platform on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Adapted to accommodate specific environmental requirements, the special ABB transformers use environmentally friendly Midel® transformer fluid which is readily biodegradable and non-hazardous, making it safe for use even in the most ecologically sensitive areas.
Did you know?
ABB encourages partnerships with customers wherever possible. Experience gained through current alliances with Australian utilities and large industrial companies proves that long-term alliances are highly beneficial to ABB customers.