ABB has won Manufacturer of the Year at the Motion Control Industry (MCI) awards.
Presented at an awards evening on 9th May, the MCI Manufacturer of the Year Award recognises ABB’s commitment to developing variable speed drive (VSD) and electric motor technologies and services that save energy, improve productivity and reduce plant downtime across all motor-driven applications in all industries.
Kris England, of ABB, who collected the award, said: “This award recognises that our offer is second to none across the motion control industry. ABB is one of only a few manufacturers of both VSDs and motors, which enables us to supply perfectly matched motor and drive packages. We also invest heavily in developing next generation motion technology, we offer comprehensive life cycle services to maintain the reliability of our products, and we have application knowledge across multiple industries from food and beverage to automotive. I believe this is why we are recognised as market leaders in the supply of motors and drives. The award of Manufacturer of the Year is testament to our success in serving these diverse industries.”
The award win is the second in as many months for ABB, which, in March of this year, won Supplier of the Year at the Pump Industry Awards.
Behind its innovations is ABB’s manufacturing facilities, its 25,000sq m Helsinki factory, for example, is home to VSD R&D initiatives. As such there are over 20 different laboratories at the site supporting production, R&D and customer applications. The factory produces some 200,000 variations of frequency converters and inverters each year.
To support its drives and motors in the field, ABB has its own field service engineer network, backed up with local support through its authorised value provider channel, the most advanced technical distributor network in the UK.
