Technology company ABB has launched a new portfolio of solutions under the title of ABB Ability.
The portfolio includes 180 new solutions and services which are believed to offer value for customers in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
ABB Ability helps customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure develop new processes and advance existing ones by providing insights and optimising planning and controls for real-time operations, according to the company.
The results can then be fed into control systems to improve key metrics such as factory uptime, speed and yield.
The offering aims to enhance customers’ ability to innovate and compete in the digital-industrial marketplace.
ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer said digital offerings provided by ABB Ability include performance management solutions for asset-intensive industries; control systems for process industries; remote monitoring services for robots, motors and machinery; and control solutions for buildings, electric-vehicle charging networks and offshore platforms.
Some of the more specialised offerings address energy management for data centres and navigation optimisation for maritime shipping fleets.
ABB Ability’s digital solutions and services are developed and built on Microsoft’s leading Azure cloud platform, based on a strategic partnership with the software company.
