Global leader in instrumentation solutions with certified international standards
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ABB’s flowmeter calibration laboratory is the largest NATA accredited facility in Australia. The ABB laboratory can test flowmeters from 1mm up to 750mm in size, and has a maximum flow capacity of up to 750 litres per second.
ABB is a global leader in instrumentation with solutions certified to international standards, and a worldwide network of manufacturing plants, sales offices, after-sales service centres and calibration facilities, strategically located around the world.
ABB has proven expertise in providing leading edge instrumentation across industries such as power, water and waste water, chemical, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, mining, food and other process industries. When you choose ABB, you receive the extra assurance that comes from knowing high-quality products are supported by worldwide teams of ABB factory-trained engineers. From installation and commissioning, to maintenance and training, ABB provides the very best in customer care as part of an overall package. In Australia, ABB has sales and service offices in every state providing after-sales service and access to our NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) approved flow calibration testing facilities.
The instrumentation group has a strong history and is built upon leading names and brands in the automation world; Alfa Laval Automation, Bailey Controls, Bush Beach Engineering, Fischer & Porter, Hartmann & Braun, Kent, Schoppe & Faeser, Sensycon, Taylor and TBI-Bailey.
Fieldbus-enabled instruments from ABB with Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus or Hart Communications deliver the option to choose the best fieldbus solution as well as open engineering with FDT/DTM (stand alone or system integrated), special solutions for intrinsic safety and increased availability. The device type management with FDT/DTM allows asset monitoring for enhanced asset optimisation, by delivering more reliable status data and accurate measuring values.
The remote diagnosis capability and device status data allows maintenance management systems to provide plant efficiency, plant security, plant availability, plant reliability, and process optimisation.
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ABB is a leader in the manufacture of innovative instrumentation for a multitude of industries including power.
CASE STUDY
ABB’s water monitoring solution contributes to efficiency of Alcan Alumina Plant
ABB has collaborated with Alcan Engineering to design, construct, test and deliver a multi-purpose water monitoring system to Alcan Bauxite and Alumina’s (Alcan) alumina plant at Gove, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The challenge was to create a more efficient process for monitoring and treating the boiler water supply in the Gove plant’s steam power station.
Due to the complex nature of the application and the site’s remote location, Alcan needed a packaged solution: industry experience, design and manufacturing expertise, quality products, and onsite support and ABB were the supplier best suited to provide the complete package.
The customised solution, ABB silica, phosphate, pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen monitors mounted on a purpose-built sample conditioning ‘wet rack’, was based on a modular design so that it could be constructed for testing, then disassembled, packaged and shipped to site for re-assembly by contractors. Once installed, ABB then carried out the commissioning work and onsite training.
By maintaining the quality of the boiler water, the Gove plant’s availability will increase and maintenance requirements will decrease, resulting in a far more efficient Alcan operation.
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Over the last 20 years, ABB Australia has manufactured, installed and commissioned over 50 boiler feed water and steam sampling systems and associated analysis racks, complete with analytical instrumentation. These have been supplied to power stations and other plants in Australia, Asia and North America.