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Drives, motors and power transmission, couplings, clutches
News Release from: ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) | Subject: ABB
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2002
New business unit has Industrial IT
focus
Stephen Darnell has joined ABB to lead the new IndustrialIT unit within its Automation Technology Products (ATP) business.
Stephen Darnell has joined ABB to lead the new IndustrialIT unit within its Automation Technology Products (ATP) business As senior vice president, IndustrialIT control products, he leads the team responsible for delivering the mix of products, systems, people and channel partners necessary to maximise the potential of ABB's IndustrialIT control products
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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He reports directly to Ian Rennie, president ATP division UK, who explains: "The UK market for ABB in respect of these products and technology represent significant opportunities and yet we still have not capitalised on this.
Stephen's appointment is a significant step in moving this opportunity forward.
He will be able to draw on the wealth of experience which derives from the large number of successful IndustrialIT installations already completed in the UK." Stephen Darnell adds: "The dedication of this new business unit shows ABB is leading the way in delivering customer value via the integration of equipment, systems and processes, all driven by the compelling Industrial IT strategy.
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Being the market leader is not enough to secure the success of our customers.
We need a continuing focus on delivering quantifiable customer benefits.
ABB is determined to strengthen its presence in the continually growing market for automation products and architecture.
"In particular, we are aiming for a leading position in networks and architecture at the systems and process level.
This we will achieve via architectures comprising PLC technology, software, networks and the services that automation offers.
Customers measure the success of their operations in terms of financial performance and IndustrialIT delivers tangible technological efficiencies designed to yield exactly those benefits." IndustrialIT is the name of ABB's advanced information platform, designed to link industrial equipment, systems and process together in real time.
Ian Rennie explains: "ABB's technologies are evolving rapidly under a single information framework.
It is this framework that is transforming our entire product line into an integrated system of compatible 'building blocks'.
IndustrialIT allows our customers to build tailor-made solutions for their businesses, helping them to improve their performance.
We see a network of System Integrators as one route to market that we will certainly be developing." Stephen Darnell's career has included leading positions with various multinational corporations, including Rockwell Automation and Mitsubishi.
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