ABB has added a new manufacturing line at its Faridabad plant, Haryana, thus expanding its current capacity for manufacturing of low voltage (LV) motors.
The new line will develop energy-efficient motors up to 55 kW for customers operating in different industrial segments such as F&B, water and wastewater, cement, metals and mining, HVAC, textiles, rubber and others.
The expansion will increase plant capacity by over 20 percent and further strengthen ABB’s presence in the region and global markets. The Faridabad facility has been at the forefront of promoting sustainable practices and is adopting renewable energy usage and improving energy efficiency across the plant.
ABB’s LV motors are compactly designed to minimise space and total cost of ownership. Offering greater flexibility to meet specific customer requirements, ABB’s LV motors help in operating critical processes with minimum downtime.
The new line will not only meet the growing demands of domestic market, but also help us boost exports to other significant markets like the Middle East and Africa.
ABB is manufacturing Super Premium efficiency motors in India that meet the IE4 standard, which specifies energy losses about 15 percent lower than those delivered by IE3 motors.
These motors are robust, customisable, reliable, and suitable for use in numerous industries and applications, as well as in some of the most demanding conditions.
In an endeavor to enable a low carbon society, ABB is working towards achieving RE100 commitment and reduction of carbon footprint at its Faridabad manufacturing unit.
In 2020, the unit contributed to 100 percent CO2 emission reduction (Scope 2 emission) through in-house solar power generation and purchase of energy attribute certificates (IREC).
Various energy-efficiency improvement activities are carried out in line with EP100 commitment such as adoption of energy efficient lighting, high efficiency IE 3/IE4 motors and enhancement of energy-efficiency potential of compressors.
In 2020, ABB had launched a new series of high-output motors for its industrial customers in India with compact design, reducing the overall size of equipment and total cost of ownership.