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• Improving process performance with Baldor•Dodge speed reducers

  2012-02-13: ABB’s Baldor•Dodge® motorized speed reducers have boosted process uptime and reduced operating costs in a highly abrasive glass-dust environment. "This product has met all my expectations. They run trouble-free, which is an ideal situation for us," says the customer, the world’s largest producer of glass beads for highway safety markings.

• Downloading the cloud: improved irrigation systems in southern Spain

  2012-02-06: Automation can dramatically improve the effectiveness of crop irrigation systems, but these systems can be difficult to install and maintain in remote locations since their control elements are usually out of doors, exposed to extreme weather conditions, and mains electricity is generally unavailable.

• Sustainable urban living in Finland

  2012-01-31: In the city of Espoo in southern Finland, a new sustainable urban living concept is under development to provide energy efficient homes. The construction company Skanska is building an apartment block with the help of ABB, Fortum and Kone, which will be completed later this year.

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