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ABB has launched a range of all-new installation contactors that cover a wide range of ratings from 16 to 100 A. The high-quality devices are designed to provide hum-free operation, making them ideal for switching and controlling lighting, heating, HVAC and ventilation applications, and motors and pumps in noise-sensitive environments.  ABB’s hum-free installation contactors are widely used in hotels, residential buildings and other applications where their hum-free operation offers …

The global rollout of ABB’s Emax 2 retrofit kits is enabling facilities to replace end-of-life circuit breakers with smart devices that enable powerful cloud-based energy management strategies. Just launched in China, the first Megamax – Emax 2 Direct Replacement device is already online at a luxury hotel, installed as part of preparations for the hosting of a major international conference. Massimo Paganoni, global service manager of ABB’s Protection and Connection business, …

Italy’s Printing House of Martinengo, a major supplier to global fashion and couture brands, has partnered with ABB to upgrade and digitize its existing switchgear and circuit breakers.  Focused on implementing cost-effective yet innovative solutions that improve its performance and productivity, the company is leveraging the digital innovations offered by Ekip UP, part of the ABB Ability Protection and Connection Initiative. “ABB Ekip UP is ideal for updating older facilities …

ABB, the pioneering technology leader, is launching Ekip UP at the 2017 Hannover Messe. The innovative plug-and-play digital unit turns old low-voltage plants into digital microgrids, enabling data-driven gains in productivity and energy costs, as part of the ABB Ability portfolio of connected and software enabled solutions.  Giampiero Frisio, managing director of ABB’s Protection and Connection business, said: “ABB Ability™ is making the digitization of power more access …

A range of new features for ABB’s all-compatible ACS880 industrial drives meet increasing market demands. The features are part of ABB’s continuous development, providing additional user benefits, through increasing functionality and flexibility in the drives and their motor control technology. The new features cover a wide range of customer needs, including low harmonic management and capturing regenerative energy in cabinet-built single drives, as well as the regenerative rectifie …