Process industries today are under constant pressure to improve efficiency, manage rising complexity, strengthen resilience, and prepare for future demands all while keeping operations running safely and reliably. ABB helps customers move forward with confidence through automation designed to improve visibility, reduce operational risk, enable new digital capabilities and support both existing plants and new projects.
THE COST OF WAITING IS RISING
<p>Every year delayed automation investments increase operational complexity, cybersecurity exposure, maintenance costs, and unplanned downtime risk.</p>
$50B
The annual cost of unplanned downtime for industrial manufacturers due to outdated controls (Source: Forbes)
2026
The year operational complexity became process industry’s top challenge (Source: EY)
Move forward with confidence
<p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>ABB helps customers move forward with confidence through scalable automation solutions, phased system evolution, and industry expertise designed to protect uptime, reduce operational risk, and support future operational demands.</p>
Minimize operational disruption
ABB can help customers enhance and evolve their automation environment through a phased approach that maintains uptime, production stability, and operational continuity.
Scale for future demands
ABB can help customers create a flexible automation foundation that supports future technologies, new digital capabilities to meet changing business needs, and long-term growth.
Empower your workforce
ABB can help improve operational awareness and decision-making through intuitive systems, connected automation, and actionable insights.
Building a stronger future for all sites
Brownfield sites
Existing operations cannot afford unnecessary risk or downtime. ABB helps brownfield sites improve performance while protecting the systems, processes, and investments already in place. Through a phased approach to automation, customers can enhance reliability, increase visibility, and unlock new capabilities while maintaining operational continuity and preparing for the future.
Greenfield sites
New operations need more than automation. They need a foundation that can support performance, growth, and future innovation for decades to come. ABB combines deep industry expertise with proven automation solutions to help greenfield projects start stronger, reduce risk, accelerate time to value, and create a future-ready platform for digitalization and autonomous operations.
AUTOMATION THAT EVOLVES WITH YOUR OPERATIONS
Whether you are planning a greenfield project, upgrading legacy infrastructure, or scaling digital capabilities over time, ABB provides flexible automation solutions designed to evolve with your operations without forcing disruptive change.
Solutions designed to evolve with you
ABB Ability System 800xA
A unified platform bringing process and safety together with electrical systems to deliver plant-wide visibility, advanced analytics, and strong cyber foundations.
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Automation Extended
ABB’s Automation Extended enhances operational efficiency and stability of industrial processes within existing plants and new projects, allowing seamless evolution without disruption.
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When you automate with ABB, everything is under control.
The future of process industries depends on operations that can adapt, perform, and respond with confidence in an increasingly complex environment. With deep industry expertise, scalable automation solutions, and technologies designed to evolve over time, ABB helps customers stay resilient, efficient, and ready for what’s next.