FEW DISRUPTORS COULD boast a record of sustained success to match that of ABB .

Established on the innovation frontline over a storied history stretching back to 1883 , the Swiss multinational has helped technologically transform thousands of companies , its impact rippling through all industries .

Now it is introducing more inventive solutions to the utilities sector , recently launching a new Collaborative Operations Centre – a hub for delivering digital services to customers – for its BU Power Generation & Water unit in Genoa , Italy .

The unit , which operates as part of ABB ’ s Industrial Automation division , works in over 70 countries globally and pulls in close to $ 1bn in annual revenues . Kevin Kosisko , Managing Director of BU Power Generation & Water , addressed partners and media at the opening of the centre in February .

“ This is an exciting time for us ,” he explained to Energy Digital . “ As we embark on this journey of helping our customers operate , maintain and upgrade their processes , I think that opening this centre in

Genoa is a critical piece of that .

“ The Collaborative Operations Centre allows us to better work together with our customers in a more collaborative way , to use digital technology , big data , analysis of big data and so forth to drive solutions . The beauty of the centre is that we are actively doing this every day .

“ We have over 100 customers that are connected to this centre already and we ’ re able to bring our expertise together with our customers ’ expertise and really drive solutions for them , helping them solve some of the more challenging issues that they have .”

The Genoa centre is the third of its kind for ABB ’ s Power Generation

14 April 2018