ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business has launched a special package of digital solutions as well as virtual and field service support initiatives to help businesses restart production lines that may have been idle for weeks or months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As well as helping customers to troubleshoot and fix issues related to robots and operations lying dormant, the offer includes several ABB digital tools to help customers optimize processes and be more proactive in maintenance activities, which will help reduce costs in both maintenance and production areas.
The company is also supporting its customers with a virtual consultation and audit to help identify issues and support needed and delivery of spare parts to ensure customers have the correct part in stock for a quick and effective restart to production and to minimize risks in the restart process. Alternatively, old controllers or manipulators can be upgraded to extend the life of installed robots.
“As manufacturing and production begins to ramp up, we want to ensure the restart is as smooth and efficient as possible," said Sami Atiya, president of ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business. "In addition to virtual training, field service teams and spare parts, we can help customers remotely monitor, troubleshoot and optimize entire robot fleets via ABB Ability Connected Services. Our digital solutions and tools can help to ensure maximum performance and avoid unplanned downtime during this critical period for the world economy.”
ABB Ability Connected Services is ABB’s remote services offering, monitoring the health and performance of more than 9,000 robots in over 1,000 factories worldwide. It enables customers to securely integrate and aggregate their data, apply predictive analytics and generate insights to help drive performance and productivity improvements.
All OmniCore-enabled ABB robots come ready to be connected to ABB Ability Connected Services, wirelessly or hard wired, while older robots can be retrofitted with a Service Box to access connected services.
ABB is offering three categories of tools and services to help the world get back to work:
Remote offerings
- ABB Ability Connected Services — Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics, Asset Optimization Service
- Digital training — Web-based training on robot programming
- Digital tool — RobotStudio
Production start-up services
- Spare parts — Spare part and worn part packages
- Field Service — Field service maintenance packages including Preventative Maintenance, Virtual Tech Support and Inspection during Warranty
Robot lifetime extension
- Upgrade of old controller or manipulator
For information about the tools and services available to help restart production and to arrange a virtual audit, go to https://new.abb.com/products/robotics/service/service-and-support.
