ABB has entered into a strategic collaboration with Austria-based Engineering Software Steyr (ESS) to develop powerful simulation tools that will transform automotive paint shop operations while reducing costs by up to 30 percent.
As part of the collaboration, ABB will take a minority investment in ESS. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.
“Delivering faster and more energy efficient solutions for the paint process is the final piece of the puzzle in digitalizing the manufacturing transition in the automotive industry,” said Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics division. [Read more…] about ABB invests in ESS to ‘reduce costs and emissions for automotive paint shops’