ABB wins $40 million in orders from Stadler Rail

ABB赢得Stadler Rail公司4,000万美元合同

Power electronics will support advanced train systems in Europe and US

工业电子技术将在欧洲和美国支持高级列车系统

Zurich, Switzerland, August 2, 2006 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that it has been awarded orders totaling some $40 million for power electronics traction equipment by Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail AG.

瑞士苏黎世8月2日消息——领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB今天宣布获得了瑞士火车制造商Stadler Rail集团总价值约为4,000万美元的工业电子牵引设备合同。

ABB’s scope of supply includes integrated traction drive and auxiliary power supply converters together with traction transformers. The equipment will be installed in 80 multiple-unit regional trains of the FLIRT (fast, light, integrated regional train) and GTW articulated rail car series.

ABB供应的范围包括完整的牵引驱动，辅助电源变流器连同牵引变压器。这些设备将安装到80列联列FLIRT区域性列车（快速、轻便、一体式区域性列车）以及GTW接链式列车系列。

“This order clearly demonstrates the powerful combination of ABB’s technically advanced products and transport industry expertise,” said Tom Sjoekvist, head of ABB’s Automation Products division. “It also confirms our position as a reliable, long-term partner and supplier of choice for the makers of modern rail systems.”

ABB自动化产品部经理Tom Sjoekvist表示：“这份订单清楚地表明ABB的高端技术产品和运输工业技术强大地结合了起来。它同样巩固了我们作为一个现代铁路系统制造商选择的长期可靠合作伙伴和供应商的地位。”

The new Stadler trains will be put into service in Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary and the United States, with deliveries until 2008. The latest ABB orders, booked during the second quarter 2006, continue a highly-productive strategic alliance with Stadler Rail formed in 2002.

这些新的Stadler列车将服务于瑞士、德国、法国、匈牙利以及美国，到2008年将全部交付。在2006年第二季度向ABB订的最近的订单，继续了在2002年与Stadler Rail 公司形成的一个高产战略联盟。

Further orders are expected from Stadler for trains in Algeria and Poland.

预计来自Stadler更多的订单是为阿尔及利亚和波兰制造的火车。

ABB (www.abb.com) 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 107,000 people.

ABB集团是电力和自动化技术领域的全球领导厂商，致力于为工业和电力行业客户提供解决方案，以帮助客户提高生产效率，同时降低对环境的不良影响。ABB集团的业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约107,000名雇员。

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