Rowe fights dirty to close the skills gap and shares what gives him hope
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Since ‘Dirty Jobs,’ the TV host promotes importance of skilled labor and work ethic in a world that mostly values college degrees.
VAASA, Finland - ABB has won an order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply its reliable, energy-efficient and compact WindSTAR transformers for installation in wind turbines in the North Sea. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2019.
Consider these methods to help protect systems from high-frequency current damage.
CARY, N.C. - ABB has appointed Maryrose Sylvester as country managing director (CMD) and head of electrification for the United States, effective Aug. 1, 2019.
In the CMD role, she will succeed Greg Scheu, who will support a smooth transition until his retirement at the end of Oct. 31, 2019.
ABB’s Susan Peterson-Sturm on the future of the field and how women can play a larger role.
ZURICH, Switzerland — The board of directors of ABB and its CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer have mutually agreed for him to step down from his role, which he has held since 2013. The chairman of the board, Peter Voser, has become interim CEO in addition to his current role, with immediate effect. An official search to find a new CEO has been initiated.
Motion leader describes upcoming challenges in motors and drives.
HOUSTON, Texas - BP have appointed ABB as one of its global Main Electrical Contractors (MEC) for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction of electrical equipment for BP Upstream Major Capital Projects.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - John Malinowski, senior manager of industry affairs (retired from Baldor Electric Company), of Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. He is being recognized for contributions to motor efficiency manufacturing regulations and standards.
Malinowski is on the Pumps & Systems magazine editorial advisory board.
These bearings use sliding motion and a thin film of oil to provide theoretically infinite life.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. – Xylem, ABB and Siemens have been included on FORTUNE’s 2018 "Change the World" list, a ranking of 50 companies that have made a significant social impact through their core business strategy.
Xylem has been recognized for creating tangible social value through its innovative solutions that are helping to solve water challenges across the world.
Decreased vibration and increased seal life are among the benefits.
For the past 17 years, the BPMA’s Pump Industry Awards have been recognizing the best performing companies, products and people for their achievements and positive contributions to this important industry sector. In 2018, the BPMA will again recognize those who strive for business, professional and engineering excellence. Eight awards are up for grabs at the 2018 event:
ZURICH -- ABB last week completed its acquisition of Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, Austria-based independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide.
ABB first announced its acquisition plans in April 2017. The transaction was financed in cash.
ZURICH, Switzerland -- ABB last week officially opened its new Canada headquarters, which will consolidate 700 employees in a $90 million Montreal facility.
ABB has dubbed the headquarters "Campus Montreal", which will house R&D, manufacturing, assembly and testing for ABB's energy value chain. The facility will also house the hundreds of employees previously spread across six locations in the area.
ZURICH, Switzerland (April 18, 2017) -- ABB has secured a $30 million order to boost electricity to more than 250,000 households in Bangladesh.
The company will build two new substations and upgrade two existing substations in southeastern Bangladesh, which will add around 535 megawatts of transmission capacity to the country's infrastructure.
ZURICH, Switzerland (April 4, 2017) -- ABB on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, an Austria-based independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide.
A purchase price was not disclosed, but the deal is expected to close by the end of summer 2017.
WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (March 23, 2017)—Sulzer has been chosen to provide the U.K. market with maintenance and repair services for ABB medium- and high-voltage motors and generators.
The agreement provides ABB customers with direct access to the specialist skills and extensive facilities of Sulzer’s service centers in Birmingham and Falkirk, according to a statement from Sulzer.
HOUSTON (March 14, 2017)—ABB unveiled its latest electrical innovations for the U.S. market, resulting from research and development, and operational investments of more than $60 million, according to a statement from the company.
The investments for power distribution and protection, and residential circuit protection, complete ABB's portfolio extending its broad range of installation products from Thomas & Betts, the business ABB acquired in 2012, the company said.
ZURICH, Switzerland (Jan. 10, 2017)—ABB has teamed up with India’s national electricity grid operator, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), in a mega project worth more than $640 million, according to a statement from ABB.
ZURICH, Switzerland (Nov. 2, 2016)—ABB has won an order of more than $40 million to provide advanced power equipment to the 800-kilovolt (kV) Dianxibei-Guangdong ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link, according to a statement from ABB.