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ABB Robotics
Division Overview
Key Facts: ABB Robotics
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About 4600 employees worldwide
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2005 revenues $1.7 billion
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Key Deliverables:
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Industrial robots and software
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Standardized manufacturing cells for material
handling, welding, cutting, painting, etc.
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Turnkey solutions in press automation, body-inwhite, paint processes, power train assembly
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Product, system and asset services
Customers Served:
 Automotive and Tier 1 suppliers
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General industries such as foundry, metal
fabrication, plastics, electronics, consumer
Over 140,000 ABB
robots installed
worldwide
Global resources to serve global customers
Lead Centers
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Local Operations
Factories
 Committed to both established and emerging markets
 Large installed base drives service opportunities
 Revenues by region: EU 50% - NA 35% - Asia 15%
Robotics market overview
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Key applications: Material handling, picking, packing, palletizing,
welding, painting, gluing, sealing, assembly
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World market $10 billion with average market growth of 5 – 6%
Food
beverage
5%
Other
14%
Auto
parts
36%
Plastic
9%
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Foundry
13%
Auto
OEMs
23%
End markets as percentage of
2004 revenues
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Industrial Robot Market Growth (in units)
Sources: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, International Federation of Robotics
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Why do customers buy robots?
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Reduce manual labor costs
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Remove operators from hazardous areas
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Improve process quality through
application-specific expertise
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Other market drivers: New automotive
models, improved manufacturing
flexibility
ABB market offer: Robot products
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Robots
Accessories and
Application Equipment
Software
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ABB market offer: Industry specific applications
Spot Welding
Arc Welding
Painting/Coating
Cutting
Press Tending
Finishing
Material Handling
Machine Tending
ABB market offer: Automotive robotics expertise
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500 press automation solutions
2,200 paint automation and
sealing installations
400 body-in-white solutions
150 powertrain assembly lines
ABB market offer: Robotics Services
Partnership for productivity improvement
Parts & Logistics
- Spare Parts Sales
- Repair Centers
- Inventory Management
Performance Services
- Full Service contracts
- Total equipment management
- Automation performance mgt
Field Service
- Service Contracts
- Helpdesk & Remote Services
- Field Operations
- Robot warranty
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Training
- Product and System Training
- Documentation
Productivity Improvement
- Asset Re-Utilization
- Productivity Improvement Software
- Value Based Productivity Solutions
- System Upgrades and Modifications
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Delivering results to industry’s leading names
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Top Robot Customers in Automotive Industry
General Industry Segments and Channels
Consumer Industry
Metal Fabrication
Foundry
Arc Welding
Plastics
Electronics
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Other
Value-added by Partners
by ABB
Extending our reach through channel partner expertise
Robotics applications in Metal Fabrication
Metal Fabrication
Cutting
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Welding
Bending
Surface treatment
Finishing
Material handling
Inspection/measure
Robotics applications in Plastics
Plastics
Injection molding
Blow molding
Cutting & finishing
Gluing
Flaming and painting
Assembly
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Packaging
Robotics applications in Foundry
Foundry
Die casting
Gravity molding
Sand core
Machining
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Palletizing
Robotics applications in Consumer Industry
Consumer Industry
Picking
Packing
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Palletizing
An experienced and committed team
Division Head
Anders Jonsson
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Functions
Business Units
Regions
Chief Financial Officer
Robot Products
North America
Andreas Krause
Anders Nylander
Kirk Goins
Technology
Robot Automation
Northern Europe
Charlotte Brogren
Alfons Goos
Anders Nylander
Supply Management
Robot Systems
Central Europe
Carl-Axel Allared
Charles Kister
Heinz Gerteiser
General Industry
Service
China
Girish Nadkarni
Jo Pauwels
Per-Vegard Nerseth
Automotive Tier 1
tba
Operational Excellence
Michael Larsson
January 30, 2006
Application casebook (1)
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$60-million order for complete
manufacturing solution for Volvo
car body assembly
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Standardized robot solutions
for body-in-white: FlexiCells
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Integration with other ABB
products (135 robots, 45 control
systems)
Main reasons for selecting ABB
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Modular approach = greater production flexibility, reliability
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Higher reliability = greater productivity
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Durable capacity investment through re-usability of equipment
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Reduced time-to-market: From order to start of production
Application casebook (2)
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ABB installing 7 lines for automatic
painting of laptops in China
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Standardized robot solutions
for plastic enclosure painting
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ABB main supplier of paint systems
for Flextronics globally
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Short delivery time
High customer satisfaction
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Extremely short delivery time - 4.5
months from order to first part produced
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Excellent quality, yield > 90% after
1 month of production
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Highly flexible solution
Application casebook (3)
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ABB-installed new pretzel packaging line
Roland Murten AG, Switzerland
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6 robots, total value of EUR 2 million
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Standard solution with IRB 340 FlexPicker
and PickMaster
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Vision guidance, single pick-and-place =
high flexibility, reliability
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Successfully replaced competitor’s robots
High customer satisfaction
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Scrap rate reduced from 12% to 4%
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Fast pay-back (1-2 years) through
drastically improved quality
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Extremely short delivery time: 4 months
Our commitment to customers
Productivity
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We help customers improve plant
and process productivity, while
increasing return on assets.
Energy efficiency
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We help customers reduce energy
usage and cost, while improving
environmental compliance.
Grid reliability
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Complementary ABB solutions for
power transmission, distribution
and electrification.