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The ABB IRB 2600 industrial robot

ABB sells its first ever industrial robot manufactured in the US

March 14, 2017 by Sam Francis

The ABB IRB 2600 industrial robot

ABB says customer is Hitachi Powdered Metals USA, and that production at Auburn Hills, Michigan facility “progressing on schedule”

ABB has sold its first robot manufactured in the United States. The IRB 2600 industrial robot is the first to be produced at the ABB Auburn Hills, Michigan facility, and was sold by ABB partner CIM Systems to Hitachi Powdered Metals USA.

The compact robot, which is painted with special commemorative red, white and blue paint, will be used for material handling of in-process engine component parts at the Hitachi Greensburg, Indiana facility. It is the 180th ABB robot at the Hitachi plant, which installed its first ABB robot in 2005. 

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Sami Atiya, president of ABB’s robotics and motion division, says: “The sale of ABB’s first robot produced in the US to Hitachi is a tremendous milestone in the development of our manufacturing presence in the Americas.

“It is a major step towards our goal of providing local customers with delivery schedules and technical support that are far superior to other robot manufacturers.”

James Adams, the chief engineer of robots and automation at Hitachi says: “Hitachi is honored to receive the US manufactured ABB robot.

“It will be prominently positioned on our plant floor to showcase the essential role ABB robots have in our operation, and our passion to keep production in the US.

“For a company of our size the volume of robots we have is unprecedented. I truly believe that if we didn’t have robots in our facility we wouldn’t be in business today.”

In May 2015, ABB announced that it would begin producing robots at its Auburn Hills facility, making it the first of the major industrial robot companies to fully commit to an American manufacturing footprint.

abb irb 2600
The actual machine sold is a compact robot painted with ‘special commemorative red, white and blue paint’, and will be used for material handling of in-process engine component parts at the Hitachi Greensburg

The delivery of the first US manufactured robot is consistent with the production schedule announced at the factory opening.

In addition to the IRB 2600, ABB says it will begin manufacturing other popular robot models in Auburn Hills this year.

By 2018 it is planned that 75 per cent of all the models delivered to North American end-users will be manufactured in the United States. Previously ABB robots sold in the Americas were made in Sweden and in China.

ABB also recently opened a new packaging application center in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and an assembly and test application Center in San Jose, California.

Several years ago ABB opened a handling and machining application center in Houston, Texas.

Dave Fox, president of CIM Systems, says: “We are proud to be involved in the placement of the first ABB robot manufactured in the United States.

“We have already seen a reduction in lead times since the Auburn Hills plant opened, and it has helped us get some business that was directly related to improved delivery turnaround.”

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