About us

ABB’s Automation business area helps the process, hybrid and maritime industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Delivering automation, electrification and digitalization, our portfolio includes control systems, sector-specific solutions, machine automation technologies, measurement and analytics offerings and more, backed up by ABB’s global service and support. Discover the latest updates and insights into our engineering and innovation below.

AUTOMATION EXTENDED

You want performance today and flexibility for tomorrow, whether enhancing a running plant or designing a new one? 

 

Automation Extended gives you a secure, open and modular path to adopt innovation with continuity - protecting today’s decisions while unlocking digital capabilities for what’s next.

News

Maritime safety – who will help if the chain of command fails?

Today, more or less every new car on the market comes with capabilities for automated driving; not to replace, but to help if the driver falls short. Why can’t we get this right in the waterborne sector?

ABB extends automation and electrical scope for Rio Grande LNG Trains 4 and 5

ABB has been awarded additional orders by Bechtel, extending its scope to deliver integrated automation and electrical solutions for Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) facility in the US.

ABB bolsters flow measurement portfolio with Ethernet-APL connectivity

ABB has added Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) connectivity to its CoriolisMaster mass flowmeter, thus completing the integration of the advanced communication technology across the company’s flow measurement portfolio.

Get future-ready: How control system modernization can win the war on talent

The global workforce is both shrinking and aging. While this creates considerable recruitment challenges, it also offers transformative opportunities for forward-thinking organizations that are committed to modernization.

ABB and Red Hat extend collaboration on process automation systems to drive industrial innovation

ABB and Red Hat today announced an extended collaboration to develop automation systems for the future of industrial IT, enabling more secure and modular deployment of control applications for process industries.

Get to know us

Discover the latest insights on engineering, innovation, and industry.

Resources

Industry Optimized - Podcast

Featuring insights from ABB and industry experts, our podcast discusses the biggest topics in the world of industrial engineering and automation.

Inspiration from industry experts

Industry Optimized - Newsletter

Our newsletter brings you the latest thinking and stories from across the business area, exploring how we’re helping customers outrun with automation, electrification and digitalization.

The latest insights from our business area

This is Engineering - Video series

Go behind the scenes at ABB’s factories and research labs to meet our engineers in this video series. Take an exclusive look at the craft, precision, and engineering excellence that goes into our products and solutions.

Get up close with ABB’s engineering and innovation

OUR SOLUTIONS

Industry Offerings

END TO END INDUSTRIAL CYBER SECURITY

Industrial CISOs are uniquely aware of the escalating threat of cyber attacks, with over 350,000 new malicious programs detected daily, in addition to more than 1.2 billion items of malware already out there.

 

Cyber security breaches risk safety, environmental damage, production losses, regulatory fines and more. Industrial operators need a strong, multi-layered cyber security framework that reduces both the likelihood and impact of cyber incidents.

 

Discover how the ABB Ability™ Cyber Security portfolio reduces the risk, enabling customers to identify and address cyber threats before they create harm.