Most people are familiar with the EtherNet/IP architecture where some set of EtherNet/IP adapters are connected to one or more EtherNet/IP controllers (Scanners in EtherNet/IP terms). The reason for that is that this type of architecture is very common, but there are exceptions. Sometimes we have levels of control. For example, look at how ABB tooling robots work in automotive plants. There is a P...

ABB helps Italian company power water purification plantJune 23, 2020 - ABB is providing technology for the expansion of a cooperative water purification plant in Northern Italy. This project is fundamental for the protection of water quality in the rivers and lakes of one of the most industrialized areas of the Po Valley. The purification plant will treat wastewater from 26 municipalities across ...

Governments and industry want to better protect nature from offshore wind development. Conservationists worry they won’t go far or fast enough. Just before New Year, offshore wind farm developer Ørsted’s 2.4-gigawatt Hornsea 3 project was given the green light by the U.K. government. But the project highlights the potential conflict between climate-change mitigation and nature ...

ABB’s distributed control system provides an integrated control architecture to help PKN ORLEN S.A.maximize asset performance, manage power consumption, ensure product quality and optimize process efficiency.   PKN ORLEN, one of central Europe’s leading energy and petrochemical producers, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent per ton of product at its Olefin III facility in Plock, P...

Procontrol P14 has proven to be one of the most reliable and efficient power plant automation systems on the market since ABB launch Procontrol P14 in 1977. Procontrol P14 is a complete power plant control system with a simple and flexible architecture that enables customers all over the world to meet the diverse operating and business needs of their markets.  Procontrol P14 comprises a total...