ABB (China) Co., Ltd

ABB group is one of the top 500 companies in the world, with its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB was formed in 1988 by the merger of two international enterprises with a history of more than 100 years, asea of Sweden and BB Brown Boveri of Switzerland. The two companies were established in 1883 and 1891 respectively. Abb is a leading manufacturer in the field of power and automation technology. ABB's technology can help power, utility and industrial customers improve their performance while reducing the adverse impact on the environment. ABB Group has operations in more than 100 countries around the world, with 130000 employees and sales of $32 billion in 2010.

ABB invented and manufactured many products and technologies, including the world's first three-phase power transmission system, the world's first self cooling transformer, HVDC technology and the first electric industrial robot, and took the lead in putting them into commercial application. ABB has a wide range of product lines, including a full range of power transformers and distribution transformers, high, medium and low voltage switchgear products, AC and DC power transmission and distribution systems, power automation systems, various measuring equipment and sensors, real-time control and optimization systems, robot hardware and software and simulation systems, energy-efficient motor and drive systems, power quality, conversion and synchronization systems To protect the safety of power system fusing and switching equipment. These products have been widely used in industry, commerce, electric power and public utilities.

ABB group ranks among the world's top 500 enterprises (ranked 256 in 2008, 230 in 2009 and 237 in 2010), with sales of US $32 billion from 2009 to 2011. It is listed on the Zurich, Stockholm and New York stock exchanges.

Enterprise business

Abb is a global leader in power and automation technology. It is committed to providing solutions for industrial and power customers to help them improve production efficiency and reduce adverse environmental impacts. ABB Group operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 124000 people.

At present, abb has five business departments:

Power products department: power products are an important part of power transmission and distribution engineering. The division will lead ABB's transformer, switch, circuit breaker, cable and auxiliary equipment manufacturing operations around the world. In addition, it also provides related services to improve product performance and extend product life cycle.

Power system division: the power system division provides a full range of systems and services for transmission and distribution networks and power plants around the world, with emphasis on substations and substation automatic control systems. In addition, the Department provides flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) and high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems as well as grid management systems. In the field of power generation business, the power system department provides instrumentation products as well as power plant control and auxiliary devices.

Discrete automation and motion control department: discrete automation and motion control department provides products, solutions and related services to help customers improve production efficiency and energy efficiency. Its motor, generator, transmission system, programmable logic controller, power electronics and robot products can be widely used in automation fields such as power, motion and control. The business unit has a leading position in the wind turbine industry and an increasingly rich product line in the solar field, which will further promote the development of the existing technology, channels and operation platforms of the discrete automation and motion control department in the industrial field.

Low voltage product department: ABB's low voltage product business department consists of control products, circuit breakers and switches, switch sockets, box and rail components, and low voltage system business units. ABB low voltage products can be widely used in industrial, commercial and civil building power distribution system, various automation equipment and large infrastructure. The main products include: low voltage control and automation products, automatic transfer switch appliances, circuit breakers, switches, line protection, power grid quality, switch sockets, intelligent building control systems, box and shell products and low-voltage distribution systems.

Process automation department: ABB process automation department provides customers with instrumentation, automation products and industrial process optimization solutions, serving oil, natural gas, electric power, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulping, papermaking, metals, minerals, shipping and turbocharging industries, and is committed to helping customers improve production efficiency and energy efficiency and maximize asset value.

Introduction in China

The relationship between abb and China can be traced back to the beginning of last century. In 1907, abb provided China with the first steam boiler. Since then, the trade relationship between abb and China has made great progress. ABB set up its China business unit in Hong Kong in 1974, followed by its permanent office in Beijing in 1979. In 1994, abb decisively moved its headquarters in China to Beijing. ABB (China) Co., Ltd. was established in 1995. So far, abb has 18000 employees in China, serving 34 local enterprises and nearly 40 sales and service branches in 80 different cities. In 2010, ABB's sales in China reached 4.4 billion US dollars, continuing to maintain China's leading position as ABB's largest market in the world. ABB attaches great importance to attracting, cultivating and retaining talents, and actively undertakes social responsibility. It is one of the best respected employers.

At present, China has become ABB's largest market in the world. In 2003, abb was rated as China's top 10 "excellent employers" in a survey jointly conducted by fortune, Yahoo and other media. In early 2006, abb was rated as one of the most popular employers by college students in a survey organized by 51job.com. ABB also moved its global robotics headquarters to Shanghai in early 2006.

Through close cooperation with local partners in China, abb has established a strong production base in power transmission and distribution, automation products and systems. Business includes a complete range of power transformers and distribution transformers; high, medium and low voltage switch applications; electrical drive systems and motors. These products have been widely used in industry and power industry. ABB pursues excellent quality, and its enterprises and products have become the benchmark of the industry. ABB's ability in engineering and project management is reflected in many fields, such as metals, pulping, chemistry, life sciences, automotive industry, automation in power industry and building systems.

ABB has participated in the construction of many national key projects in China, such as the construction of Three Gorges power station and power transmission and distribution project, South to North Water Diversion Project, Qinghai Tibet railway, reconstruction and expansion project of Capital International Airport in Beijing Olympic project, substation project, light rail project, etc. In addition, abb also provides reliable power or automation technology solutions for many customers of Asia's largest petrochemical projects - Shanghai Secco, Guangzhou Metro, Shanghai Metro, Beijing Great Hall of the people, Shanghai General Motors, Baosteel, etc.

ABB (China) Co., Ltd. has been selected as the most popular enterprise among college students in the "2006 National Graduate Employment Survey Report" released recently. The survey was conducted by 51job, a leading human resource service provider in China. The respondents covered 58665 fresh graduates from 40 key universities and 5800 enterprises in China.

In recent years, abb has established close relations with major ministries and key customers in China. Abb is committed to becoming a supplier that can help customers achieve their business objectives in both the Chinese and global markets. ABB can achieve this great goal because it has a deep understanding of customers' business needs, can predict the changing market and customer needs, and can provide innovative overall solutions and strong financial and after-sales service support.

Today, abb has sales offices in 38 major cities in China, with 34 sole proprietorships and joint ventures. The total number of employees in China is 18000.

It has become ABB's cultural core to unswervingly improve customer satisfaction. ABB plans to open more branches in recent years to provide customers with more advanced, energy-saving, reliable and environment-friendly products and services.