MDM

ABB to Spin Off Robotics Division

Featured image courtesy of ABB. Electrification and automation manufacturing conglomerate ABB announced plans to spin off its robotics division, marking its largest portfolio shift since divesting its ...
MDM

ABB to Acquire Siemens’ NEMA Motors Unit

Robotics, automation and motors manufacturer ABB announced Aug. 10 that it has reached a deal to buy Siemens’ low voltage NEMA motors business for an undisclosed amount. With production operations in ...
IEEE

Influence of Voltage Harmonics on Partial Discharge Diagnostics in Electric Motors Fed by Variable-Frequency Drives

Abstract: Typically, in partial discharges (PD) diagnostics tests carried out in a laboratory, harmonic content in a voltage waveform is ignored. However, during the operation of variable-frequency ...
Datacenter Dynamics

ABB acquires IPEC to expand electrical monitoring capabilities in data center sector

ABB has acquired IPEC, a UK specialist in electrical diagnostics, as it continues to expand its focus on resilience and uptime in data center infrastructure. The acquisition, expected to close in Q1 ...
Eureka Magazine

Revolutionising Industry: ABB’s High-Speed Drives for Next-Gen Applications

Online Editor, Roshini Bains sits down with Juha Saukko, ABB Account Manager for compressors, who explains how high-speed drives are transforming industrial operations by increasing efficiency, ...
devdiscourse

ABB India Boosts Local Production with New Variable Speed Drive Line

ABB India has made a significant leap in production by unveiling a new assembly line for variable speed drive modules at its Peenya factory in Bengaluru, marking a 25% increase in its local production ...
Seeking Alpha

ABB is said to eye acquisitions after $5.4B robotics sale to SoftBank

ABB (OTCPK:ABBNY) is signaling that it has the balance sheet strength and ambition to pursue acquisitions following the surprise decision to divest its robotics division to Japan’s SoftBank Group for ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...
Forbes

Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Deepens AI Push With $5.4 Billion ABB Robotics Deal

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 ...
CNBC

SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion as it boosts its AI play

SoftBank Group agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion. The move is part of a number of investments and acquisitions by SoftBank as it looks to position ...
Control Global

Dual-rated frequency motors have wide power range and premium efficiency

Baldor-Reliance Global NEMA (GNEM) motors have 1-20 Hp (0.75-15 kW) power range, dual-rated 50/60 Hz frequency, and NEMA Premium efficiency (IE3). They’re optimized for variable-speed drive (VSD) ...