Beijing, September 7, 2010 ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced it has been given two awards by the China Instrumentation & Control Society (CIS): a Science and Technology Excellent Product Award goes to its flagship automation platform IndustrialIT Extended Automation System 800xA and a Science and Technology Achievement Award to an ABB engineered automation project using ABB control system . They were announced at the 21th International Conference and Fair for Measurement Instrumentation and Automation (MICONEX), organized by CIS. This is the third consecutive time that ABB has won the awards from CIS.
Mark Reid, head of Open Control System and Measurement Products in ABB Process Automation Division in China, said during the award ceremony on Sept. 6, We appreciate receiving this recognition from the authority. It reinforces the value ABB provides to our customers with leading technologies and outstanding engineering expertise in automation.
ABB has long been active in promoting and applying high-efficiency automation technologies and recently released the latest version of its new generation automation platform Extended Automation System 800xA Version 5.1 in July 2010. The system creates a truly integrated collaborative environment for users by allowing deeper integration of various smart devices, systems and applications. With a flexible and robust architecture and powerful scalability, it supports integration of fieldbus, process control & safety, and electrical equipments & systems, etc.. The new version further improves overall system performance and usability with a significantly reduced physical footprint, the values of the Power of Integration brought by System 800xA s integrated Process and Power automation, are well recognized by CIS particularly in the current low carbon economy promoting collaboration, energy efficiency and emission reduction, and consequently was listed in the Excellent Product category for 2010 Science and Technology Award by CIS.
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