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• ABB solves power quality problem for Accenture

  2010-07-19: An ABB solution has solved power quality problems that caused nuisance tripping and server downtime at two Accenture office complexes in India. Not only did the solution solve the problem, it reduced the energy consumption of critical devices by 20 percent.

• Unlocking stranded information in the process industries

  2010-06-25: A wireless ABB device has made it possible to retrieve valuable but inaccessible process and maintenance information that is currently stranded in millions of HART instruments, the dominant communication protocol in the process industries.

• ABB breaks nine records in paper mill performance

  2010-06-21: ABB Full Service® has set nine new production records at a paper mill in Finland, reduced mill maintenance costs by almost $7 million, improved the performance of three huge paper machines by up to 7 percent, and reduced the number of maintenance-related accidents by 70 percent

• ABB factory in Finland unveils largest solar power plant in Nordic countries

  2010-06-17: The largest grid-connected solar power plant in the Nordic countries, built on the roof of an ABB factory, has been powered up during an inauguration ceremony attended by Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs and dignitaries from academia, industry and business.