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HANOVER, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer explained how a production cell would work in
the factory of the future, where robots will collaborate with humans.
They were shown how iconic, two-armed YuMi® robots together with
single-armed YuMi® put together wristwatches individually with
unparalleled precision, using the revolutionary versatile transport
system from ABB’s newly formed Robotics & Discrete Automation business.
Federal Chancellor Merkel and Swedish Prime Minister Löfven showed high
interest in the factory of the future.

“The future of production will be smarter, more flexible and closer to
the customer,” said ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “We bring together
electrification, automation, robotics and digitalization to create
solutions for tomorrow. Even today, ABB is uniquely combining human and
machine with its robotic and automation solutions to open up new
opportunities.”

At this year’s Hannover Messe, ABB is showing how increasingly smart
digital technologies are coming together to transform the way we power,
produce, work, live and move. As the official Hannover Messe partner
country of 2019, Sweden is the focus of the world’s most important
industrial fair, and ABB – established in 1988 from the merger of
Sweden’s ASEA and Switzerland’s BBC – also looks with pride on its
Swedish heritage.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader
with a comprehensive offering for digital industries. With a history of
innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB is today a leader in
digital industries with four customer-focused, globally leading
businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics
& Discrete Automation, supported by its common ABB Ability™ digital
platform. ABB’s market-leading Power Grids business will be divested to
Hitachi in 2020. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about
147,000 employees. www.abb.com

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