ABB acquires full ownership of CGM to provide
collaborative facilities of the future
Control room design and intelligent ergonomic technology enhances leading
distributed control system (DCS) offering
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has acquired the remaining shares of CGM AB to
become its sole shareholder. Sweden-based CGM provides modern control room design and ergonomic solutions
for maximum control room operator effectiveness.
The acquisition provides ABB with access to the latest technology for enhancing the control room environment,
providing advanced functionality and improved safety through optimized design. Intelligent control room design
helps to boost productivity, reduce downtime and reduce workplace injury.
Optimized control rooms are increasingly important in the next phase of industrial automation, facilitating the
widespread use of smart technology, intelligent machines and networked processes. This acquisition enables ABB’s
cutting edge control system technologies to be used in environments that are optimized for human operators,
creating smart, ergonomically designed workspace solutions that promote collaboration, productivity and
engagement.
It is thought that nearly 80 percent of plant downtime is preventable, and that 50 percent is due to operator error.
Even the most skilled and dedicated workers can get tired, bored or distracted, increasing the risk of mistakes. CGM
creates working environments that engage, engross and empower the operator, focusing their attention on the job
while eliminating distractions. Injuries, such as those caused by repetitive strain, are also reduced through
improving the ergonomic quality and comfort of the workspace.
“By combining ABB's control system with CGM’s control room design and equipment, operators will have the best
possible working environment from which to maximize efficiency and productivity,” says Ilpo Ruohonen, Managing
Director of ABB’s Control Technologies business unit. “This offering strengthens our control system portfolio and
contributes to the evolving Internet of Things, Services and People.”
CGM employs 54 people and is based in Borås and Ryssby, Sweden. CGM will be part of ABB’s Control Technologies
business unit.
“We look forward to being an even more integral part of ABB and to contributing our know-how and premium
solutions for efficient operator environments," says Pierre Schäring, CEO of CGM. “By combining control room
design with human factor knowledge and the latest control system technologies, we are proud to contribute in
providing one of the safest, most intelligent collaboration platforms on the market.”
ABB is a supplier of power and automation products, systems, solutions and services to the oil, gas and chemicals
industry, with a complete and integrated scope of supply capability that ranges from plant electrification to control,
optimization and safety systems, smart field instrumentation, analyzers and telecommunications systems. ABB is
active in all segments - onshore and offshore upstream, midstream and transportation, refining, petrochemicals and
chemicals – with the aim is to boost the productivity and efficiency of the entire value chain.
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