ABB Intelligent Power in China for 30 Years: Innovation and Digital Green Empowerment through Global and Local Collaboration Industrial control network

2024 marks the beginning of ABB Intelligent Power’s 30th entry into the Chinese market. Starting from the establishment of low-voltage electrical equipment production bases in Xiamen and Xinhui, ABB Intelligent Power has continuously deepened its strategy of “serving China in China”, promoting multi-dimensional development of local innovation, digital transformation, and green production. Under the trend of “dual carbon” policy and industrial transformation, the demand for intelligent power skills in China’s market is becoming increasingly urgent.

In interviews with media such as Industrial Control Network, Ma Si, Global President of ABB Intelligent Power, Shi Shijie, Regional Head of ABB Intelligent Power Asia, and Yang Rong, Sales Head of ABB Intelligent Power Construction and Intelligent Power Affairs in China, comprehensively discussed ABB Intelligent Power’s strategic layout and innovative practices in China from the perspectives of global perspective, regional collaboration, local innovation, and green production. This article will explore ABB Intelligent Power’s efforts to build a professional leading competitiveness in China from three aspects: localization innovation, digital empowerment, and green production.

30 Years of Localized Innovation and Rapid Response to Shopping Malls
During the event, Massimiliano Cifalitti, Global President of ABB Intelligent Power, first discussed the important position of China’s shopping malls in the global layout. He pointed out that China is not only a major producer and consumer of power, but also the second largest market for ABB in the world. In the past 10 years, ABB’s investment in China has exceeded 1 billion US dollars. The Xiamen and Xinhui bases in China not only undertake manufacturing functions, but also become an important part of ABB’s global research and development system, providing support for global innovation.

Ma Si emphasized the cross functional rapid response team established by ABB in China. “These teams have a high degree of decision-making autonomy in local markets and can flexibly adjust their strategies according to changes in the market.” This authorization mechanism ensures that ABB can quickly implement skills based on the needs of Chinese markets, which not only improves the localization level of products, but also significantly shortens the time to market for new products.

In the fields of electricity and automation, the rapid response team not only enhances the responsiveness of local shopping malls, but also provides multinational companies with an innovative localization strategy. We believe that as the demand for local shopping malls accelerates, this direct and localized decision-making form will play an important role in local innovation for future careers and provide useful reference for multinational enterprises to open up local shopping malls.

Shi Shijie, the regional leader of ABB Intelligent Power Asia, shared ABB’s addition strategy in Asia from the perspective of regional collaboration. Shi Shijie pointed out that benefiting from the rapid development of China’s shopping malls, ABB Intelligent Power has completed the addition of orders in multiple Asian countries, especially in the areas of data centers and renewable power.
Shi Shijie stated that “China’s skills and innovation in research and development have become key pillars of the entire Asian market. By radiating the research and development achievements and skills experience of our market to other countries, we have driven the increase of affairs in the entire Asian region.” He also pointed out that ABB’s collaboration in research and development with other Asian markets not only promotes ABB’s regional market expansion, but also further strengthens ABB’s skills and innovation ability in the Asian market.

In the trend of parallel globalization and localization, ABB’s regional collaboration strategy demonstrates how local shopping malls can become regional innovation engines. In the future, with the increasing demand for customized solutions in Chinese shopping malls, skill collaboration between regions will further accelerate the linkage of regional shopping malls, providing new ideas for multinational enterprises to enhance their competitiveness.

Multi dimensional layout of ABB digital empowerment and green production
Yang Rong, the person in charge of ABB Electric Intelligent Construction and Intelligent Power Affairs for the sale of shopping malls in China, focused on the power demand and digital transformation of shopping malls in China, and introduced ABB’s multi-level power assurance plan in the data center field. He pointed out that with the expansion of China’s data center scale, ABB Intelligent Power has invested a lot of resources in ensuring efficient and stable power supply.

Yang Rong mentioned that ABB’s Emax 2 Harness active transfer switch, UPS power assurance system, and PQF power quality products have been widely used in data centers in China. For example, ABB recently collaborated with a large bank to supply over 500 DC switch devices for its data center in Inner Mongolia, ensuring efficient and stable power supply and meeting the demand for modular planning of the data center.

With the accelerated development of digital economy such as the Internet of Things and big data, data centers have put forward higher requirements for the intelligence and efficiency of the power system. ABB’s power assurance plan demonstrates a useful combination of intelligence and stability, providing skill support for the construction of digital infrastructure in China. From the perspective of industrial control networks, with the rapid expansion of data centers, ABB’s practices in power assurance and energy efficiency optimization have set a benchmark for professionals.

In the field of intelligent manufacturing, Lin Heng, General Manager of ABB Xinhui Low Voltage Switchgear Co., Ltd., shared ABB’s AI applications in production and testing. He introduced, “The two major bases in Xinhui and Xiamen have introduced AI skills, especially in the production and testing processes, greatly improving efficiency and accuracy. For example, the visual inspection system actively recognizes switch nameplate information, effectively reducing human errors. At the same time, the introduction of machine learning skills has played an important role in power management and fault detection in intelligent production
In addition, Lin Heng also introduced ABB’s EcoSolutions green standards, which display product carbon footprint and recycling information through QR codes, allowing customers to have a clear understanding of the environmental attributes of ABB products. Lin Heng stated that ABB plans to mask 80% of its sales revenue from EcoSolutions products and solutions by 2030, further demonstrating ABB’s long-term commitment to sustainable development.

In the field of industrial production, achieving green and intelligent production often comes with complex skill challenges. Through intelligent algorithms and machine learning skills, ABB has not only improved product inspection efficiency, but also optimized power management, bringing considerable energy-saving effects. Under the global trend of promoting green and low-carbon, ABB’s green production form will provide a good demonstration for professional green transformation and play a positive role in achieving China’s “dual carbon” policy.

After 30 years of deep cultivation in the Chinese market, ABB Intelligent Power has set a professional benchmark in localization innovation, digital empowerment, and green production. ABB’s Global President of Intelligent Power, Mas, stated that “serving our country in our country” is not only ABB’s promise to the Chinese market, but also the core path for the company to achieve innovation and sustainable development. ABB empowers cross functional teams to quickly respond to customer needs, promote AI and other skills to enhance intelligent production capabilities, and promise sustainable development through EcoSolutions standards and green factory construction.

It can be seen that ABB Intelligent Power’s multi-level innovation in China demonstrates three major trends for future careers: localization empowerment, intelligent upgrading, and green production. With the increasing demand for efficient, intelligent, and green development in our country’s shopping malls, ABB’s innovative practices not only contribute to its own development, but also provide forward-looking directions for the profession.