New test lab

The facility incorporates independent equipment for high-precision measurements of drive/motor dynamic performance, load capability and efficiency that enables customers to find the optimal drive system for their application, helping reduce costs, equipment size and energy consumption. 

Aimed primarily at high-volume drives customers and ABB partners such as technology companies in the machine building industries and system integrators, it offers an easy and reliable way for customers to test various motor/drive combinations before introducing a new ABB product into volume production.

“This investment really supports the process of establishing the ideal drive/motor combination and demonstrates how we can help customers test their equipment up to 400 kilowatts (kW) with a minimum amount of effort to verify that ABB’s solution is the best choice for their application,” explains Morten Wierod, MD of ABB’s Drives and Controls business unit. 

ABB’s global drives business also has customer laboratories in the United States, China and India that provide local support.

Wierod continues: “This new laboratory in Helsinki is the centre of excellence for our business unit from where we support global customers with the most demanding requirements. The main advantage of these laboratories is how we connect them together in a global chain so that all customers always receive the best support available from the most appropriate ABB unit.”