ABB has entered into a strategic long-term partnership with industrial equipment technology provider Samotics, aimed at providing enhanced condition monitoring services, the companies have announced
The approach allows both companies to improve their capabilities to offer extra insight into machine health and energy efficiency. As a first step, ABB will integrate Samotics’ plug-and-play monitoring solution into its digital portfolio.
Samotics’ SAM4 technology, which is based on electrical signature analysis (ESA) is expected to complement the well-established ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring service for powertrains, a sensor-based solution that analyses the health and performance of rotating equipment.
As it does not rely on mounting sensors in the field it can be deployed on machines in harsh and submerged environments, expanding ABB’s asset health monitoring capabilities of motor-driven industrial equipment.
Speaking on the announcement, Adrian Guggisberg, President of ABB Motion Services said, “Our strategy is to build an ecosystem with leading service providers who can contribute to our customers’ overall success. With Samotics, we share the ambition to co-develop digital services that will offer even greater insight across a wider range of applications to help our customers taking better decisions.”
Jasper Hoogeweegen, CEO of Samotics added: “Entering into a strategic partnership with ABB will open doors with potential customers around the world and help us scale our business. At the same time, we share a mindset and commitment to help solve reliability and energy efficiency challenges.”
ABB plans to roll out Samotics technology to customers before the end of 2022 as part of its growing service portfolio for rotating equipment.
