ABB strengthens its leading market position in low-voltage motors, IHS reports

IHS报告显示ABB巩固其低电压电机市场领先地位

Legislation demanding higher efficiency of motors drives market growth

立法要求效率更高的电机驱动市场增长

Zurich, Switzerland, July 22, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, strengthens its market leader position in low-voltage motors and continues to grow faster than the market, according to the latest report from information and analytics provider IHS, entitled “The World Market for Low Voltage Motors 2013 Edition.”

瑞士苏黎世7月22日消息——根据资讯和分析机构HIS最新一份名为《2013版低压电机全球市场》的报告，全球领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB，巩固了起在低压电机的市场领导地位，并继续实现比市场速度增长更快。

IHS expects that the market for low-voltage motors will grow to more than $23 billion by 2017, driven by regulatory requirements that stipulate higher motor efficiencies. In 2012 the market size was $14.6 billion, with more than 48 million units shipped, and ABB's market share rose 1 percentage point to 14 percent, according to IHS.

HIS预计低压电机市场到2017年将超过230亿美元，主要是因为监管要求对更高的电机效率作了规定。根据HIS的报告，2012年低压电机市场规模为146亿美元，出货量超过4800万台，而ABB的市场份额上升1个百分点至14%。

Since the acquisition of Baldor in 2011, when it became market leader, ABB has improved its market position by continuous investments in the development of high-efficiency motors and improvements in customer service. Over the last two years ABB increased its sales of low-voltage motors by more than 26 percent.

在2011年收购葆德电气使得ABB成为市场的领导者，而通过对高效电机开发的持续投资和改善客户服务，进一步加强了其市场地位。在过去的两年中，ABB低压电机的销售额增加了26％以上。

“The strengthening of our market position reflects the successful integration of Baldor in our total offering,” says Ulrich Spiesshofer, head of ABB’s Discrete Automation and Motion division. “We are now realizing the synergies that were created by this deal.”

ABB离散自动化与运动控制部负责人史毕福表示：“我的市场地位的进一步加强，充分反映了葆德电气已经成功整合到了我们的整体业务当中。现在，我们实现了这笔交易所带来的协同效应。”

Recently ABB introduced so-called synchronous reluctance motors that can achieve IE4 levels of efficiency without the use of permanent magnets. Compared with an IE2 motor, the energy losses are reduced by up to 40 percent.

ABB最近引入了所谓的磁阻同步电机，可以不使用永磁而实现IE4的效率水平。与IE2电机相比，减少能量损失高达40％。

“ABB has a strong value proposition and I am happy to see that so many customers appreciate that. These recent findings by IHS motivate us to press ahead with reducing cost of ownership through customer service and innovation,” says Robert Larsson, manager of ABB’s business unit Motors and Generators.

ABB电机及发电机业务单元经理Robert Larsson表示：“ABB拥有强有力的价值主张，我很高兴看到有这么多的客户对此表示赞赏。HIS的这些最近调查结果，激励着我们继续前进，通过客户服务和创新，降低电机的拥有成本。”

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people.

ABB是全球领先的电力和自动化技术企业，致力于帮助电力、公共事业和工业客户提高业绩，同时降低对环境的影响。ABB集团业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约14.5万名员工。