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Pumps are essential to keeping your food and beverage processes flowing smoothly. ABB’s variable speed drives and hygienically designed motors help you control pump performance with precision, reduce energy use, and meet strict hygiene standards.

Our drives adjust pump speed to match process demand, saving energy and minimizing wear. Built-in features help prevent cavitation and pressure spikes, extending the life of both pumps and piping. ABB motors are available for a wide range of F&B applications. Our portfolio includes motors even for washdown environments.

ABB gives you the control and reliability to keep your operations running at their best, ensuring energy efficiency, food safety and uptime.

Key benefits:

- Lower energy and maintenance costs

- Reliable operation in harsh washdown conditions

- Hygienic, easy-to-clean motor design

- Seamless integration with automation systems

- Food-grade safety with IE3 and IP69-rated motors

We deliver a versatile portfolio of motors and drives tailored for pump applications in the HVACR industry. Designed for energy efficiency, operational reliability, and ease of use, our solutions help reduce total cost of ownership while supporting sustainable performance. From general performance motors for quick availability, to advanced variable speed drives (VSDs) like the ACH580 and ACQ580 series with built-in HVACR functionalities, ABB offers intelligent control, seamless integration, and optimized energy use. Features such as multi-pump control, resonance monitoring, and intuitive interfaces make installation simple and performance consistent, helping you lower energy consumption, cut emissions, and run smarter.

We offer smart, energy-efficient solutions to optimize water and wastewater pumping. From high-performance motors to variable speed drives, our technology helps you reduce energy use, prevent pump failures, and improve reliability, especially in systems that still rely on throttling to control flow.

Built to withstand corrosive and wet environments, ABB drives are easy to use and designed specifically for water applications. With ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring, local service support, and seamless PLC integration, we help ensure continuous, efficient wastewater treatment around the clock.

Key benefits include:

- Built-in pump control features

- Reduced energy and maintenance costs

- Compact, easy-to-install design

- Wide compatibility with automation systems

- Robust motors with IE5 efficiency for lower emissions and higher reliability

In oil and gas operations, no two pumping conditions are alike. Compound makeup, flow rates, pressure, and density all vary, making it difficult to run pumps at their best efficiency point. To cover all scenarios, pumps are often oversized during design, which means they frequently operate below their nominal power. This creates a significant opportunity for energy savings.

Our low and medium voltage AC drives give you precise speed control of pump motors, allowing you to optimize performance across changing process conditions. With variable speed drives, you can eliminate throttling valves, reduce energy waste, and extend equipment life. For maximum efficiency, pair our drives with a synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motor, delivering one of the most energy-efficient drive packages on the market.

What we offer:

- Low and medium voltage variable speed drives

- High-efficiency motors, including SynRM

- PLCs and HMIs for control and monitoring

- Comprehensive service for motors and drives

Key benefits:

- Accurate pump motor speed control

- Substantial energy savings

- Lower mechanical stress with soft starts and stops

- Avoidance of harmful mechanical resonances

Mining and industrial pumping applications face extreme challenges: abrasive slurries, variable flow demands, high energy consumption, and harsh environments from deep underground to high elevations. Reliability and efficiency are essential for reducing downtime, cutting costs, and ensuring safe, continuous operation.

ABB’s variable speed drives adjust pump speed to match demand, reducing power consumption and noise. Smooth speed and anticavitation control minimize wear and tear on pumps and motors and extend equipment lifetime. Our VSDs prevent blockages in slurry pumps by maintaining critical flow, reducing downtime and maintenance costs and ensuring optimized performance. Our high-efficiency motors are designed for harsh environments, and our motors meet IE2–IE5 efficiency levels for lower operating costs. In addition, permanent magnet motors with VSDs eliminate gearboxes, reducing losses and maintenance needs.