ABB Wins $35-Million Order At Australian Pulp and Paper Mill; Fully Integrated Electrification, Automation System Key to One of the World's Most Modern Pulp and Paper Mills.ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999-- ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s , the global technology company, has won an order to build a fully integrated electrical and industrial automation system for a greenfield Greenfield, town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. pulp and paper mill located in Turmut, New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. , Australia. The contract, valued at US$35 million, was placed by Visy Paper PTY LTD PTY LTD Propriety Limited (company structure in Australia) , of Melbourne, Australia. The mill, which will have a production capacity of 250,000 tons a year of unbleached pulp and paper, is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2001. Under the terms of the contract, ABB will supply a complete process automation system, consisting of electrical motors and drives, sensors
A machine for generating mechanical power in rotary motion from the energy of steam at temperature and pressure above that of an available sink. By far the most widely used and most powerful turbines are those driven by steam. from its ABB ALSTOM POWER joint venture. The order is the largest ever for ABB's SmartPlant(TM) system, which monitors the mill's performance and automatically recommends changes to improve performance. The system can also implement the performance improvements automatically. By allowing the customer to easily monitor and control the entire industrial process, ABB's automation system improves product quality, plant efficiency and safety. The system will also allow Visy to monitor air and water emissions in order to meet strict environmental regulations. In addition, ABB's "open" automation software platform means Visy can link the new mill with software systems in other parts of their company - including systems from other suppliers - as well as with customers and suppliers, to achieve a fully-integrated business system. In light of Visy's Australian content policy, Australian manufacturers and sub-contractors will be given the opportunity to participate wherever commercially possible. ABB is the world's largest supplier of process automation systems for the pulp and paper industry The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. and delivered products, systems and services to this sector in 1998 with a value of some US$ 1 billion. ABB (http://www.abb.com) serves customers in power transmission and distribution; automation; oil, gas, and petrochemicals; industrial products and contracting; and in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Power generation customers are served by the joint venture ABB ALSTOM POWER. The ABB Group employs about 170,000 people in more than 100 countries. |
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