Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven were given a glimpse into the factory of the future by ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer
HANOVER, Germany-Monday 1 April 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer explained how a production cell would work
in the factory of the future, where robots will collaborate with humans.
They were shown how iconic, two-armed YuMi® robots together with
single-armed YuMi® put together wristwatches individually with
unparalleled precision, using the revolutionary versatile transport
system from ABB’s newly formed Robotics & Discrete Automation
business. Federal Chancellor Merkel and Swedish Prime Minister Löfven
showed high interest in the factory of the future.
“The
future of production will be smarter, more flexible and closer to the
customer,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “We bring together
electrification, automation, robotics and digitalization to create
solutions for tomorrow. Even today, ABB is uniquely combining human and
machine with its robotic and automation solutions to open up new
opportunities.”
At
this year’s Hannover Messe, ABB is showing how increasingly smart
digital technologies are coming together to transform the way we power,
produce, work, live and move. As the official Hannover Messe partner
country of 2019, Sweden is the focus of the world’s most important
industrial fair, and ABB - established in 1988 from the merger of
Sweden’s ASEA and Switzerland’s BBC - also looks with pride on its
Swedish heritage.
ABB (ABBN:
SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader with a comprehensive
offering for digital industries. With a history of innovation spanning
more than 130 years, ABB is today a leader in digital industries with
four customer-focused, globally leading businesses: Electrification,
Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation,
supported by its common ABB Ability™ digital platform. ABB’s
market-leading Power Grids business will be divested to Hitachi in 2020.
ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees. www.abb.com
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