On July 4, the Honourable Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Councillor and Minister of Economy, Education and Research, led a business and technology delegation to visit ABB’s robotic Gigafactory. This visit not only highlights the Swiss government’s emphasis on scientific and technological innovation and automation technology, but also further deepens the cooperation and exchanges between China and Switzerland in the field of high-tech.

VMIVME-7698-345-350-017698-345-B At the beginning of the visit, ABB Robotics welcomed His Excellency Pamran and his entourage with a technological welcome ceremony. YuMi, ABB’s world’s first human-machine collaborative two-arm robot, accurately and elegantly blended a cup of fragrant coffee for Mr. Pamran to express his warm welcome to his arrival. Switzerland is a country of innovation and craftsmanship. As a Swiss technology giant, ABB robots are an example of Swiss innovation.

In his speech at the exchange, Mr. Pamran stressed the importance of scientific and technological innovation in driving the economic growth of China, Switzerland and the world, and expressed his firm support for ABB Group and China-Switzerland scientific and technological cooperation. Subsequently, ABB Group Chief Financial Officer Tianyi introduced the overall situation and development strategy of ABB Group. Kang Liang, General Manager of ABB (China) Co., LTD., focused on the development of ABB Group in China and gave a wonderful introduction. Luo Jing, Chief Financial Officer of ABB Robotics in China, gave a detailed introduction to the development status and future prospects of ABB Robotics in China.

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Mr. Pamran and his delegation also walked the ABB Robot Multimedia Exhibition Hall and the ABB Factory visit Corridor, got an in-depth understanding of the latest ABB robot product series, watched the production lines of the Gigafactory up close, and had a pleasant interactive experience with ABB YuMi in the calligraphy demonstration unit.

ABB Robots entered the Chinese market as early as 1994 and was the first Swiss company to carry out local research and development and local production of industrial robots in China. With years of vigorous development and technological innovation, ABB Robotics is committed to injecting force into the automation and intelligent transformation and upgrading of various industries, and continues to promote the exchange of innovative technologies between China and Switzerland.

VMIVME-7698-345-350-017698-345-B This visit not only deepened the cooperation and exchanges between China and Switzerland in the field of high-tech, but also injected new impetus and vitality into the future development of ABB’s robot Gigafactory. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Switzerland was one of the first Western countries to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China and is an important diplomatic partner of China. The two countries have extensive cooperation and exchanges in the political, economic and trade fields. As a multinational company headquartered in Switzerland and rooted in the Chinese market, ABB Robotics will continue to advance on the road of promoting technological innovation and talent training in the two countries.