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Telia, Ericsson Deploy Private 5G-ready Network for Factory Automation for ABB Power in Sweden

Telia, Ericsson Deploy Private 5G-ready Network for Factory Automation for ABB Power in Sweden Image Credit: Telia Company

ABB Power Grids, a global leader and pioneer within power technology, connects the production environment at its transformer factory in Ludvika, Sweden using its own 5G-ready mobile network from Telia and Ericsson.

The goal is to upgrade the mobile network with 5G technology, which means faster transmission speeds, shorter response times and more network capacity, which is important when several critical systems and machines are connected.

ABB Power Grids, Telia, Ericsson and system integrator AFRY (formerly known as ÅF Pöyry) have partnered to deploy, integrate and manage the 5G-ready dedicated cellular network to enable flexible, efficient, and improved production quality.

The project is part of ABB Power Grids’ ongoing digitalization and efforts are being made to integrate more digital solutions in the factory to further optimize and streamline production.

The technology that is installed in the factory makes it possible to collect more knowledge about the products during production, to detect errors at an earlier stage and to provide greater transparency and traceability. In the long term, technology will enable increased automation as well as the use of machine-learning and AI applications, which is not possible with traditional technology. 

Magnus Leonhardt, Head of Innovation and Business Development, Telia
ABB Power Grids now has a robust and secure infrastructure for all the critical data streams between different systems in a connected factory. It is also a platform for innovation to test new technologies with partners. 

Erik Josefsson, Head of Advanced Industries, Ericsson
Ericsson launched a global partnership with ABB at Hannover Messe in April 2019. I am proud to see that ABB Power Grids is one of the first ABB factories to go live with a private mobile network in real shop floor production, just one year later.

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