ABB Robotics
ABB Robotics strengths presentation
EBS Automation is a Certified Partner of ABB Robotics
power and automation technologies
LEADING MARKET POSITIONS IN MAIN BUSINESSES
- 117,000 employees in about 100 countires
- $32 billion in revenue (2009)
- formed in 1988 merger of Swiss & Swedish engineering companies
- Predecessors founded in 1883 and 1891
- Publicly owned company with head office in Switzerland
How ABB is Organsied
Five Global Divisions
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| Power Products | Power systems | Discrete Automation and Motion | Low voltage Products | Process Automation |
| $11.2 billion | $6.5 billion | $5.4 billion | $4.1 billion | $7.8 billion |
ABB’s portfolio covers:
- Electricals, automation, controls and instrumentation for power generation and industrial processes.
- Power transmission
- Distribution solutions
- Low-voltage products
- Robots and robot systems
ROBOTICS DIVISION
2010 orders $1.6 billion
5000 employers in order 49 countries
Manufacturing in 3 regions, Europe, Asia & America
Sales & Service operations in over 50 countries & more than 100 locations
Introductions painting robots in 1969 and the worlds first commercially available electric robot in 1974
Over 180,000 robots installed worldwide at end 2010
New Key Drivers of Global Economic Growth
• Rise of emerging markets
• Demographics
• Information and Communication Technology
• The End of Oil
• New Capitalism
• The Green Economy
Demographic Trend Developed Countries
Demographic Trend Emerging Economies
Growing Environmental Concerns
Retailers leverage on
Global Warming and
Sustainable use of
resources to develop an
attractive brand image
Hand packing
Robotics Packing
Retailers Wish List
- Satisfied consumers
- Repeat sales
- More efficient in-store operations
- Manual Labour?!
- Improve on-shelf availability
- Improve consistency of product quality
- Green Image
- Flexible response
- Cash is king





