The world's technology leading supplier of AC and DC drive products and systems
ABB is the number one supplier of variable speed drives, with the widest product range available in Australia, delivering solutions that closely fit customers’ business needs.
ABB manufactures the most technologically-advanced range of component, general machinery, standard and industrial drives on the market, used in industrial, commercial and residential applications and across a wide range of industry sectors.
With new technology and product enhancements, ABB continues to offer customers the most comprehensive drives and drive service portfolio in the automation industry.
This focus on products, tools and services helps improve productivity and gain energy savings, fuelling the growth of ABB customers’ businesses.
Teamwork is critical to achieving this growth and excellence; teamwork that includes support between ABB personnel, the local ABB sales teams, and ABB distributors; all focused on getting customers what they need to operate their motors, machines and automation equipment.
ABB people, partners and products work in powerful combination with customers to achieve mutual growth.
CASE STUDY
ABB at the forefront of environmental innovation
ABB will supply over $5 million of motors and drives to the largest desalination plant on Australia’s eastern seaboard, at Tugun on Queensland’s Gold Coast, saving the plant hundreds of thousands of dollars in running costs and reducing CO2 emissions by many tonnes.
Desalination allows the delivery of high quality drinking water to continue, even if there is no rain. However, key challenges associated with this form of water treatment include energy consumption, ongoing operating costs and environmental impacts.
The installation of ABB motors and drives will help address these challenges – ABB motors have an energy efficiency of 97 percent.
Did you know?
The worldwide installed base of ABB drives saved about 130 TWh in 2006, equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 32 million families. ABB drives also reduced CO2 emissions by 109 million tons in 2006.
Innovation
The new ABB wind turbine converter is prepared for the future needs of wind energy generation. Designed to withstand harsh climatic conditions, it is compact and modular and provides improved system efficiency, high power quality and availability. The converter is available for powers up to several megawatts.
The introduction of a dedicated ABB drive for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) marks a significant milestone in the development of AC drives. This drive comes with the most common HVAC applications, for example, supply and return fans, cooling tower fans, booster pumps and condensers, built-in. Selecting the application takes just seconds, and setup is a matter of following a set of simple instructions. The ABB drive for HVAC includes a swinging DC choke that cuts harmonics emissions by up to 25 percent.
Did you know?
AC drive technology extends the motor speed range from zero to high above the rated speed, increasing the productivity of the driven process. When a low capacity is enough, the drive reduces the machine speed and saves energy.