On October 22nd, 2024, Beijing ABB Low Voltage Electrical Co., Ltd., an ABB group enterprise in China, held its 30th anniversary celebration. Kong Lei, director of the Management Committee of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Ma Teng, President and CEO of ABB group, and the management, abb low-voltage Chinese shareholders, as well as more than 150 customers and partners from overseas and all over the country, attended the ceremony with the theme of “leading for 30 years, innovation for the future”, witnessing this historic moment and looking forward to the development opportunities under the energy transformation. As part of the activity, the smart building (Beijing) R&D center and the experimental center of ABB low voltage electrical appliances Co., Ltd. in Beijing were officially opened on the same day.

Jiangpeirui, global president of ABB Group Electric, said in his opening speech that over the past three decades, abb Electric has gone through an important journey in China, promoted the implementation of the “in China, for China” strategy, and built a whole industrial chain of R&D, procurement, production and distribution. Throughout our business, abb focuses on creating long-term value through innovative products and solutions to address the pressing energy challenges faced by customers. We are committed to realizing the future of global electrification in a safe, intelligent and sustainable way, so as to accelerate the transformation of energy.

As a technology leading enterprise, Beijing ABB low voltage continues to strengthen investment in technological innovation, improve its R&D and testing capabilities, and accelerate the development of electrical “new quality productivity”. The smart building (Beijing) R&D center was officially inaugurated to undertake ABB’s global R&D tasks. Adhering to the concept of serving China and the world in China, it takes digitalization, artificial intelligence, industrial Internet of things, smart energy, smart city, smart building and home furnishing as the R&D direction of new products, and works with partners to accelerate progress in technology innovation, talent cultivation and R&D achievements transformation. In May 2023 and July 2024, Beijing ABB low voltage apparatus Co., Ltd. was awarded the titles of “foreign R&D headquarters” and “foreign R&D center” respectively.
At the same time, the experimental center of Beijing ABB low voltage apparatus Co., Ltd. was officially unveiled and obtained the CNAs accreditation qualification of China National Accreditation Service for conformity assessment in September 2024. The experimental center covers an area of 1100 square meters and has more than 220 sets of equipment and instruments. The test scope covers terminal power distribution products and building automation products, and the executable standards are more than 60.
Mu Sitai, global president of ABB electric smart building, said that as urbanization, electrification, digitization and sustainability are reshaping our industry, we must support the development and change of the market. In May this year, we signed an agreement to acquire Siemens’ switch and socket business in China, which shows our commitment and confidence in the market. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025, which will enable us to provide a full set of building automation and energy distribution solutions for Chinese customers. A century ago, we invented the modern miniature circuit breaker (MCB) with thermal magnetic technology, which has brought revolutionary changes to the electrical safety in construction, industry, energy infrastructure and other fields. Looking forward to the future, based on the new technology center, we are committed to promoting innovation, enabling the transformation to sustainable energy, so as to achieve safe and intelligent building electrification.