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Ericsson and ABB Team Up on Wireless Automation for Flexible Factories

By Ken Briodagh April 03, 2019

According to a recent announcement, Ericsson and ABB, the technology leader focused on digital industries, have strengthened their collaboration to accelerate the industrial ecosystem for flexible wireless automation. The companies said their partnership enables enhanced connected services, Industrial IoT and artificial intelligence technologies in the future.

The partners reportedly established their joint vision for future flexible production with automation and wireless communication by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Hannover Messe 2019. The MoU confirms the partners’ agreement to: continue their strong research collaboration, explore improvements in manufacturing processes and automation, and discover new business opportunities for the industrial ecosystem.

“We are very excited to extend our partnership with Ericsson as the world moves closer to the era of 5G technology,” said Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO, ABB. “ABB’s leadership in digital industries combined with Ericsson’s pioneering work in connectivity will open up new opportunities for customers to enhance productivity and competitiveness by digitalizing their businesses.”

The two partners are already fast-tracking the introduction of a new generation of intelligent factory technologies, with Ericsson deploying an intelligent automation system at its manufacturing facilities in Tallinn, Estonia. ABB is providing a fully automated flexible robot cell solution for the final assembly of 5G radios.

“Ericsson and ABB already have a strong collaboration in research for 5G and Industrial IoT technologies,” said Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson. “With this MoU, we strengthen our partnership to accelerate the industrial ecosystem and realize the full potential of flexible automation, unlocking new business opportunities enabled by combining 5G and Industry 4.0.”




Edited by Ken Briodagh
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