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ABB’ S SMART FACTORY SOLUTIONS
Energy management and machine automation make ABB a big part of smart factories around the world. While AI and high-compute machines make factories more productive, they can also consume a lot of power. ABB provides energy intelligence, such as digital switchgear and microgrids, that can make facilities more efficient.
B & R Industrial Automation is part of its Process Automation division, specialised in track systems and planar motors. The company also provides PCs and PLCs that can act as the brain of an entire production line, orchestrating machines from multiple different vendors. ABB Ability is the company’ s industrial AI and data platform that pulls information from every smart device in a factory into one dashboard. Before a manufacturer changes their assembly flow, simulations can be run in its digital twin environment.
As factories become more connected to the cloud, they also become bigger targets for cyber attacks. ABB provides industrial-grade firewalls and secure edge gateways that keep the factory floor safe.
92 March 2026