ABB India has inaugurated a new factory for the production of power distribution products in Nashik.
Spread over five acres, this facility will be equipped with smart manufacturing features with connected people, processes and assets capable of relaying real-time data and web-based intergrated tracaebility system for daily planning and review. State of the art onsite digital screens provide information transparency across the factory and its products, for key parameters that can be adjusted to increase the efficiency of operators. Mobile applications will help customers and service engineers to access information about products specifications, installation support, factory test results etc. just by scanning the QR code on the product.
Longstanding Presence in Nashik
ABB has been present in Nashik since 1978 supplying wide range of medium-voltage products like vacuum interrrupters, circuit breakers, ring main units, compact substations and switchgear.
The new facility is a reflection of our commitment to the region’s growth and the government’s focus on reliable and smart 24×7 power for all. The Nashik location has been a hub of innovation for ABB across different medium-voltage power categories, which has been steadily growing for the last several years. The new smart facility will serve the growth and focus on efficient power disribution systems in the country,” said Sanjeev Sharma, Managing Director of ABB in India.
The best in class smart facility will be export focused. This factory is the only one in the ABB universe to manufacture certain categories of products and supply across the globe. The factory will manufacture outdoor products for substations like live tank vacuum-circuit breaker, auto reclosers and indoor ones like gas-insulated switchgear. Reclosers are used on overhead power distribution systems to detect and interrupt momentary faults and to improve uptime of the system. The gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), which occupy up to 45 percent less space, freeing up space for power distribution and is very popular across industrial sectors like steel, cement, marine and also in distribution networks due to its high realiability and safety, a release by ABB said.
Larger photograph shows shop floor of ABB India’s new production facility at Nashik, Maharashtra
