Abb News

ABB wins $15 million order in India to power metro for pink city
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $15 million from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) to provide power solutions for a planned metro rail network for Jaipur, also known as the ‘pink city’ and the capital of Rajasthan, a state in northern India. The order was booked in the first quarter.

ABB wins substations order for new light rail network in Australia
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Bombardier Transportation to build six new medium-voltage substations for the new Gold Coast Light Rail project. The traction substations will provide power for the first light rail public transportation system being built in Queensland.

ABB switchgear to play vital role for Zurich’s cross-city rail link project
ABB is supplying specialized air-insulated single-phase medium-voltage (MV) switchgear to SBB, the Swiss Federal Railways, for Zürich’s Durchmesserlinie (DML) cross-city rail link project.

ABB pioneers breakthrough rail innovation
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has successfully developed a revolutionary traction transformer that uses power electronics to reduce its size and weight while increasing the energy efficiency of the train.

ABB rail solutions help Turkey expand its rail sector
Turkey is investing billions of US dollars over the next decade in the modernization and expansion of its high-speed, regional, freight and urban rail transportation networks. ABB power products for rolling stock and rail infrastructure are playing an important role.

ABB completes acquisition of Envitech Energy
Acquisition expands ABB’s technology offering in the electrical equipment and solutions sector for rail infrastructure.

ABB to buy Envitech Energy to expand presence in North-American rail market
Acquisition complements ABB’s existing offering in the supply of electrical equipment and solutions for the rail infrastructure market.

ABB to exhibit rail offering at key event in Brisbane, Australia
ABB’s offering for the transport industry has been enlarged with the addition of Mincom, an Australia-based software company, acquired in July 2011, and the Group’s complete portfolio of enterprise asset and work-management software for rail will be presented for the first time at Australia’s largest rail event this month.

ABB wins $15 million substation order for new rail metro line in Poland
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $15 million to build seven new medium-voltage substations that will supply power to a new metro line in Warsaw.

ABB opens new production line for 3kV-EMU converters in Poland
ABB, the world leader in power and automation technologies steps up production of traction systems in Poland. High-quality, rugged, and energy-saving traction converters are key components for modernizing Poland’s rail vehicle fleet and strengthen ABB’s position in the rail-vehicle equipment market.

ABB Gaining momentum in India’s growing railway market
Indian Railways is upgrading an increasing number of electric locomotives with ABB’s BORDLINE M180, an efficient, low-maintenance converter for auxiliary electrical systems.

ABB powering new rolling stock in Central Asia
ABB has recently won two important orders for key power components for new freight locomotives and intercity passenger trains in resource-rich Kazakhstan.