Category Archives: ABB

Zooming Process Graphics

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Heiko

Looks neat: ABB HawkEye is a research prototype of a new operator interface for process control. HawkEye is developed by ABB Strategic R&D for Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals.

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IEEE names ABB technologies among the 11 most important of the decade

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Heiko

Along with smartphones and digital photography, FACTS has been named among the top 11 technologies of the decade by the IEEE. The 11 technologies named in the list include smartphones, social networking, voice over IP, LED lighting, cloud computing, multicore CPUs, … Continue reading →

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Kinect controlling ABB robot

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Heiko

Quote: “Today’s machinery is controlled by clunky levers and buttons. Most often, operators are having a hard time syncing their coordination with the machines. But now, as a new era of motion-control arrives, the Kinect can change the way we … Continue reading →

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ABB’s FRIDA Offers Glimpse of Future Factory Robots

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Heiko

“This headless, two-armed robot may be tomorrow’s factory worker. Its name is FRIDA, and it’s a creation of ABB, the Swiss power and automation giant, which introduced it early this month at the Hannover trade show, Europe’s largest industrial fair…” http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/abb-factory-robot-frida

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Job Rotation to Västerås

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Heiko

Yesterday, I arrived in Västerås in Sweden, where I will stay for three month on a job rotation for ABB. Check out the weather and Google Street View.

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ABB technology to search for signs of life on Mars

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Heiko

An ABB interferometer is a central component of an instrument that will orbit Mars and probe the planet’s atmosphere in search of indicators of the past or present existence of life. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Copyright: European Space Agency

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ABB Robot playing Basketball

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Heiko
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3D Factory Viewer Prototype

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Heiko

Cooperation with ABB Corporate Research Sweden: Final MT Prototype – SCA Factory Viewer from Ru Zarin on Vimeo.

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ABB Robotics Fanta Can Challenge

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Heiko

Timo found this impressive clip about ABB robots:

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ABB Operator Workplace

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Heiko

I am currently involved in a project with a process control system, which looks like this:

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