ABB forms CPM Operations business unit 

ABB成立CPM運營事業(yè)部

Baden, Switzerland, May 7, 2007 – ABB announced today that it has stepped up its capacity to fill the increasing automation industry need for standardized, configurable Collaborative Production Management (CPM) solutions with a dedicated business unit. ABB's CPM Operations business will provide customers in industries worldwide with these solutions and related project execution services.

瑞士巴登5月7日消息——ABB今天宣布成立一個專門的事業(yè)部，不斷提升其能力，滿足自動化行業(yè)對標準化的、可配置的協作生產管理（CPM）解決方案不斷增長的需求。ABB的CPM運營事業(yè)部將為全球各行業(yè)的客戶提供這些解決方案以及相關的項目執(zhí)行服務。

The ongoing consolidation in the process industries has created a strong demand for the standardization of Collaborative Production Management (CPM) or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) among many companies. The market for these systems is strong; manufacturers are increasingly investing in this space to raise their global and local competitiveness. The focus is shifting from point solutions to more comprehensive solutions based on international standards such as ISA-95 (IEC/ISO 62264). Customers throughout the process industries are looking to companies like ABB to provide these solutions.

過程工業(yè)許多公司之間正在進行的合并產生了對協作生產管理（CPM）或者制造執(zhí)行系統 (MES)標準化的強烈需求。市場對這些系統的需求很強烈，制造商也在不斷加大對這一塊的投資，以增加他們在全球和本地的競爭力。重點正在從點解決方案向基于例如ISA-95 (IEC/ISO 62264)等國際標準的綜合解決方案轉移。整個過程工業(yè)的客戶也在期望ABB等公司可以提供這些解決方案。

In response to this customer demand, ABB's CPM Operations business increases focus on delivering these solutions; it is structured around ABB's established industry-focused Centers of Excellence and supported by common processes and a common technology. Headquartered in Baden, Switzerland and led by Rauli Hantikainen, the CPM Operations business will leverage strong local development and project execution capabilities in the United States, Europe and Asia.

為了響應客戶的需求，ABB的CPM運營事業(yè)部逐漸把焦點放在交付這些解決方案上；它的結構圍繞著ABB已有的、業(yè)界關注的“卓越中心（Centers of Excellence）”，而且由通用流程以及一個通用技術支持。CPM運營事業(yè)部總部位于瑞士的巴登，由Rauli Hantikainen領導，它將在美國、歐洲以及亞洲地區(qū)，極大地推動當地的發(fā)展和項目執(zhí)行能力。

"This new business focus underscores ABB's commitment to providing our customers with the products, expertise and services they need to successfully address their current and future manufacturing challenges," said Rauli Hantikainen,Vice President, CPM Operations, ABB. "With ABB's existing software skills, strong industry know-how and comprehensive product portfolio, the CPM Operations business will be in a strong position to lead this important industry transformation."

ABB CPM營事業(yè)部副總裁Rauli Hantikainen表示：“這項新的業(yè)務重點凸顯了ABB對客戶的承諾，就是提供他們需要的可以成功克服當前和未來制造挑戰(zhàn)的產品、專家技術和服務。通過ABB現有的軟件技巧，深厚的工業(yè)技術訣竅以及綜合產品組合，CPM運營事業(yè)部將有力地領導這一重要工業(yè)的改革。”

The CPM Operations business continues to sell and support ABB's current solutions portfolio under existing brand labels, while simultaneously expanding the product portfolio based on integration with a common platform and identified cross-industry synergies.

CPM運營事業(yè)部繼續(xù)通過現有的品牌標簽銷售和支持ABB當前的解決方案業(yè)務，同時在整合一個通用平臺和認證的跨行業(yè)協作的基礎上，擴大產品組合。

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 109,000 people.

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業(yè)和電力行業(yè)客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環(huán)境的不良影響。ABB集團的業(yè)務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約109,000名雇員。

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