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hardware flow control. It is an ideal choice in the field of industrial automation.
Although it was established only a few months ago, ABB Future Lab has already cooperated with Huawei to
complete the AI training of garbage sorting robots in two months. This robot uses AI technology based on Huawei
chips and uses industrial cameras to sort objects.
Obviously, adjusting the business model and organizational structure is an important reason why ABB has
lways been at the forefront of the industry.
From technology iteration to application implementation, ABB aims to provide complete solutions
As a pioneer in manufacturing automation and digitalization, ABB”s products in the automation field are constantly
improving, and its application industries are also expanding.
In Alf”s view, the structure and construction of automation have not changed much in the past 30 years. From signal
collection and information transmission to work scenarios or operational interfaces, the flow of information in automated systems has basically not changed.
But the arrival of 5G may change the way information is transmitted between devices. 5G’s characteristics such as large
capacity, high reliability and low latency make it possible to realize independent connections between devices. If real-time
mainline connection can be achieved and installed on the cloud or platform, it will be a more disruptive application.
5G will not only change the way ABB operates, but is also likely to introduce digitalization into the industry, including digital
operation and maintenance. ABB has launched an industrial Internet solution called ABB Ability, which firstly provides a platform
, and secondly, it includes all ABB”s digital cloud products, such as equipment industrial solutions and transportation solutions.
In addition to digitization, another focus of Alf is the autonomy of machines. He took the autonomous management of
autonomous driving and warehousing as examples to think about the development process of machine autonomy –
from human operation to machine operation, and ultimately to autonomous implementation and testing without the need for humans at all.
For ABB, in addition to popular autonomous driving technology, industrial production scenarios also have strong
demand for the autonomy of machinery and equipment, such as autonomous docking of ships and the mining industry
. In some industrial scenarios represented by mining, toxic gases and substances in the working environment are
harmful to the human body, so equipment
is required to have the ability to enter and leave the mine independently. ABB first needs to study the value proposition
of these businesses, discover potential applications, and then discover in which fields it can be applied.
A technology close to autonomy is artificial intelligence. Since its birth in the 1960s, it has been attracting people”s
attention, and there have been endless discussions about “robot replacement”. After decades of development,
related technologies have gradually matured, and more and more AI technologies have begun to be discussed
in the application field. The products and technologies
of leading manufacturers such as ABB have attracted much attention.
ABB has been applying AI technology to its products for 20 years, but its current mature products are mainly
diagnostic applications based on traditional statistics. Alf introduced to Yiou New Manufacturing that
as part of the diagnostic solution, this technology is mainly used to implement condition monitoring functions
. More mature applications are reflected in the automated management of equipment, such as the electronic
management of ships.
Machine learning is another promising AI technology. At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the
end of August this year, ABB demonstrated a coffee workbench composed of a two-arm collaborative robot Yu Mi.
Through guided programming of YuMi, the collaborative robot can learn and
remember the barista”s movements to complete the complete process of making coffee, latte art and delivering it to the audience.
In actual implementation scenarios, this technology is used to transform terminals carrying containers. By simulating the
location and status of box handling, the collected data is used to train the AI, allowing the AI to know the
location of the container, thereby achieving automation.
From automation, digitalization, autonomy and artificial intelligence technologies, ABB is not a blind pursuer of
emerging technology concepts. It pays more attention to customer needs and actual implementation, and achieves
better solutions through different product combinations.
There are two major difficulties in balancing R&D and business and implementing solutions.
As a commercial company, ABB still needs to consider the balance between R&D investment and revenue.
In Alf”s view, they do not have unlimited R&D resources, so they need to focus on finding a balance between
improving original product functions and developing new functions. In terms of technology research and development,
we also need to try to focus on projects that can bring the greatest value to the company.
Regarding the specific implementation of digital solutions, Alf believes that there are currently two main difficulties.
The first difficulty is that ABB cannot just develop a general solution, because different industry segments
have different needs, so it must design solutions that suit their different needs. ABB not only needs to master
knowledge in different fields and different applications, but also needs to consider the availability of data.
The second difficulty lies in the use of data, because AI requires a large amount of data training. On
the one hand, ABB needs to encourage customers to provide data for training models; on the other hand,
ABB also needs to ensure customers the privacy, ownership and security of their data.
“Industrial artificial intelligence needs to be combined with models and data. But the most
important thing is that we must provide value to customers through the use of AI, otherwise we will just
apply technology for the sake of applying technology.” Alf concluded.
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SARCR-XFB01A01 | YASKAWA | Device-Net
5A26458G05 | EMERSON | Relay output card
1SVR040000R1700 | ABB | CC-U/STD Universal Signal Converter
MVME2604 712-IO | MOTOROLA | VME module
20BC2P1A0AYNANC0 | Allen-Bradley | PowerFlex 70 series drive
TU846 3BSE022460R1 | ABB | module termination unit
TC514V2 | ABB | TC514V2 AF 100 Twisted pair/opto modem
TU842 | ABB | TU842 Redundant MTU, 50V
UNITROL1000 Z.V3 3BHE014557R0003 | ABB | Excitation systems
SS832 | ABB | Voting Units
REX521GHHPSH50G | ABB | PROTECTION UNIT
SR489-P1-LO-A20-E | GE | Relay motor management
SD834 | ABB | Power Supply Units
RET650 | ABB | Transformer protection
REM545 | ABB | Feeder terminal
REF541KM118AAAA | ABB | FEEDER TERMINAL
PM860 | ABB | AC 800M PM860 CONTROLLER
IC800SSI228RD2 | GE | Servo Motor Controller
IC694MDL655 | GE | 32-Point, 24 VDC, Positive/Negative Logic, Input module
IC694MDL753 | GE | 12 / 24 VDC, High-density Positive Logic discrete output modul
IC200UDR005 | GE | 28-point Micro PLC module
IC693MDL730 | GE | 12/24 Volt DC Positive Logic 2 Amp Output module
FPR3346501R1012 | ABB | ICSE08B5-2 I/O MODULE
F650-B-F-G-F-2-G-1-HI-E | GE | Feeder Protection & Bay Controller
IRDH375 | ISOMETER | Insulation monitoring device
DSTC454 5751017-F | ABB | DSTC 454 Optical Modem for 2 Mbits/s
DSAX452 | ABB | Remote In / Out Basic Unit
AO845A 3BSE045584R1 | ABB | Analog Output Module
469-P5-LO-A20-E | GE | LO Control Power with 4-20mA Analog Outputs
469-P1-HI-A20-E | GE | 469 Motor Management Relay
HC-6002-2 | HUMO LABORATORY | MODULE
HC703BS-E51 | Mitsubishi | Motors-AC Servo
3HAC025562-001 | ABB | DSQC 655 Capacitor Unit
3BDH000320R0101 | ABB | LD 800HSE Linking Device
1VCF752000 | ABB | Feeder terminal
TU810 3BSE013230R1 | ABB | 16 channel 50 V compact module
R911328500 | Rexroth | Servo Drives
MSK050C-0300-NN-M1-UG1-NNNN | Rexroth | MSK Synchronous Motors
IC693CHS391 | GE | expansion plate with ten slots
HMS01.1N-W0070-A-07-NNNN | Rexroth | HMS Single Axis Inverters
DO801 3BSE020510R1 | ABB | 16 channel 24 V digital output module
330930-065-01-05 | Bently Nevada | NSv Extension Cable
CAN-32DO0.5A-P-2X16 | ETON | Digital output module
DI801 3BSE020508R1 | ABB | 16 channel 24 V digital input module
DKC02.3-100-7-FW | Rexroth | EcoDrive Drive Controller
16710-30 | Bently Nevada | 16710 Interconnect Cables
330180-51-05 | Bently Nevada | 3300 XL Proximitor® Sensor
130539-30 | PILZ | Interconnect Cable
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