2 ABB appears across 2 articles in the last 90 days, most recently in NVIDIA expands Isaac robotics platform with new humanoid (Oct 2026).
Who is ABB?
ABB is a Swiss-based technology company that develops and supplies electrification, motion, process automation, and industrial automation systems and products for utilities, industry, transport, and infrastructure customers.
- Electrification products and systems for power distribution, energy management, and building and infrastructure electrics (electrification)
- Motors, drives, and related equipment for motion control in industrial and commercial applications (industrial motion)
- Process automation solutions for industries such as energy, process manufacturing, and marine (industrial automation)
- Robotics and discrete automation solutions for manufacturing, logistics, and related sectors (industrial robotics and automation)
- Digital platforms and software for monitoring, control, asset management, and optimization across electrical and industrial systems (industrial digitalization)
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ABB focuses on technologies that support power distribution, motion control, and automation in enterprise, industrial, and infrastructure environments. Its portfolio spans electrification components and systems, industrial drives and motors, process automation platforms, robotics and discrete automation hardware, and digital software used to monitor and control distributed assets. These offerings are used by utilities, manufacturing companies, transportation operators, data center operators, and building owners that require reliable electrical and automation infrastructure.
In electrification, ABB provides equipment and systems that support low- and medium-voltage distribution, protection, and control (electrical infrastructure). This includes switchgear, circuit breakers, distribution panels, building automation devices, and related protection and control equipment. These products are typically integrated into facility power architectures, substation environments, and grid-connected infrastructure, and are used with standard electrical protocols and grid codes aligned to regional standards.
ABB’s motion portfolio (industrial motion) includes motors, generators, and drives designed for use in industrial plants, HVAC systems, pumps, fans, compressors, and material-handling equipment. In enterprise environments, these devices interface with PLCs, Distributed Control System (DCS) platforms, and building management systems via industrial fieldbuses and Ethernet-based protocols. They are used to control torque, speed, and energy consumption, and are often combined with condition monitoring to support predictive maintenance strategies.
In process automation (industrial automation), ABB supplies distributed control systems (DCS), safety systems, instrumentation, analyzers, and related software used to automate complex plants in sectors such as power generation, oil and gas, chemicals, mining, and marine. These environments rely on architectures that connect field devices, controllers, and operator workstations through industrial communication standards, enabling centralized monitoring, alarm handling, and sequence control.
ABB also develops robotics and discrete automation solutions (industrial robotics and automation) that include industrial robots, collaborative robots, robot controllers, and application-specific packages for welding, assembly, material handling, and packaging. These systems are integrated into manufacturing lines and logistics cells, tied into PLCs, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and higher-level enterprise systems through standard interfaces and vendor-specific integration toolchains.
Across electrification, motion, automation, and robotics, ABB offers digital platforms and software (industrial digitalization) that provide functions such as device and asset management, remote monitoring, performance analytics, and fleet-level optimization. These digital offerings typically connect to field equipment through secure gateways and industrial communication protocols, export data to centralized or cloud-based environments, and integrate with enterprise IT systems via APIs and data connectors.
For directory and marketplace categorization, ABB aligns with solution areas including electrical infrastructure and grid equipment, industrial motion and drives, process automation and control systems, industrial robotics and discrete automation, and Industrial IoT (IIOT) and operations-focused software. Its technologies are used to design, operate, and optimize electrical and automation architectures across utility, industrial, transport, and building domains.
Our description of ABB. Updated December 2025.