ABB, Fanuc, Schneider Electric – latest news from the industry

1. ABB, Fanuc, Schneider Electric – latest news from the industry Autumn always brings news, decisions, and strategic agreements. Even this particular year makes no difference. First of all, there are partnerships initiated by two industrial automation giants alongside two of the world’s major players in the automotive sector:Fanuc with Volkswagen and ABB with Daewoo. The Japanese company has supplied the Volkswagen Group with approximately 1,400 robots for the production and assembly of automotive batteries produced at its plants in Emden, Germany, and Chattanooga, USA. - Industrial equipment distributor Starting in 2022, respectively, more than 800 Fanuc robots will produce the new generation of Volkswagen electric vehicles in the Emden plant, currently undergoing transformation, and about 600 in the US plant, which is being expanded to become the center of production of Volkswagen electric vehicles in North America. ABB instead looked to Asia, signing a contract with the South Korean group Daewoo, for the supply of a propulsion system for six ships destined to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG), for a total Each Daewoo ship will be equipped with three propulsion units called “Azipod”, developing a cumulative power of 51 megawatts, the equivalent of 68,400 horsepower. The vessels will be able to navigate in waters covered by more than two meters of ice without the help of an ice breaker. Read More: Siemens distributor value of 300 million dollars.