On December 11, ABB China motion control digitalization 8th anniversary celebration was held in Beijing transmission factory. This milestone represents our continuous strengthening of digital development capabilities, and is committed to building a unified, friendly and easy-to-use digital platform for intelligent operation and maintenance of transmission chain equipment, creating a digital open ecology, providing customers with a better experience and helping intelligent operation and maintenance of equipment.

Digital memorabilia

The year 2015

ABB transmission remote service center trial operation, marking ABB China motion control officially started the digital journey.

The year 2016

ABB’s Drive Remote Service Center was completed and officially put into operation to provide customers with fast and efficient remote support services.

The year 2017

The first remote Service seminar for ABB Transmission Key channel partners was successfully held to accelerate the development of digitalization and business models.

The year 2018

ABB China Motion Control Digital Center was established to provide customers with faster and more efficient services through digital services based on ABB Ability™ platform.

2019

Establish digitalization as a long-term strategic project and start the development of the local platform of Motion 365.

The year 2021

The first channel digitization center was established to vigorously develop the channel digitization network.

2022

The first cloud connection assistant disk is connected to Huawei Cloud, the local R&D capability is further enhanced, and the technical capability covers the function development of the device side – cloud side – client side.

2023

The number of digital connection points exceeded 50,000; The first successful customer digitalization pilot project was implemented to help customers experience the value brought by digitalization and enhance customer recognition; Held the inverter Semiconductor Temperature Prediction AI Modeling Challenge of ABB Cup Intelligent Technology Innovation Competition to further promote digitalization to young technical talents in the future; Launched the Motion365 Lite customized platform, which enables customers to deploy ABB’s public, localized and private clouds, support the access of other brands of drives, and provide customized development for customers.

The scene of the celebration

At the ceremony, leaders from ABB China Motion Control Division management team, Beijing ABB Electric Drive System Co., Ltd. management team, as well as a number of ABB colleagues from different departments such as product, operations, research and development, algorithms and other departments witnessed this exciting moment.

Mr. Qi Luping, head of ABB’s Motion Control Business unit in China, said: “In the past eight years, we have made excellent achievements in digital development, thanks to the continuous expansion of connectivity, focusing on the cooperation of leading companies in the industry and constantly strengthening the construction of digital channel network, but also inseparable from the efforts of every colleague. In the future, we will unswervingly develop the digital and services business, with a variety of digital products to help customers intelligent operations, ABB will work with channel partners and customers to build a network of digital and services opportunities.”

In the future, ABB Motion Control will continue to vigorously develop its digital business, meet the diversified needs of customers in various industries with innovative digital products, services and solutions, pass on 100 years of experience through digital, help intelligent equipment operation and maintenance, and jointly open a new future of digital intelligence.