ABB Showcases Pioneering Technology Leadership in Smart Homes and Intelligent Buildings

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FRANKFURT, Germany, March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    ABB is showcasing its latest solutions for residential and commercial

buildings at the world's biggest international buildings event, Light &

Building 2016

    ABB, a global leader in power and automation, is demonstrating the future

of homes and buildings at its 1,400 square meter exhibition space at the 2016

Light & Building event this week, in Frankfurt, Germany.  ABB is showcasing the

latest solutions for smart homes and intelligent buildings demonstrating how it

supports its customers to improve energy efficiency, reliability and

productivity in a range of building types.

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    With a range of interactive and experiential displays, ABB is showcasing

the capabilities of its ABB, Busch-Jaeger, Kaufel and Striebel & John branded

solutions. Highlights unveiled for the first time this week include a new

wireless home automation solution, ABB-free@home(R) wireless; enhancements to

the ABB KNX portfolio for building automation; several entertainment and

lighting control enhancements; the latest engineering design software for

building planning, e-Design; and an expanded energy monitoring solution,

CMS-700, which can evaluate data from up to 96 sensors.

    Mike Mustapha, managing director of ABB's Building Products business, said:

"We are at the cutting edge of smart homes and buildings.  As a pioneer in this

area, we are delighted to come together with customers, media and partners to

showcase tomorrow's solutions that are ready from ABB today.

    "We are able to demonstrate how the Internet of Things, Service and People

enables rapid development in a number of fields to improve the experience of

that our industrial customers can deliver in the commercial and industrial

building space and the comfort, security and convenience that people can

receive in their own homes."

    Technology highlights include:

    - ABB-free@home(R) wireless - the next generation of this smart home

solution is the addition of a wireless solution that can be used as a

stand-alone retrofit solution, or alongside the wired system.  The system

controls up to 60 functions in the home and is a breakthrough thanks to the

ease of installation and simple user interface, which opens up the possibility

of a smart home to a new range of customers.  The product will be available in

Europe from Autumn this year

    - A new range of ABB i-bus KNX IP devices - consisting of IP interface and

IP router, they can be used in all applications where KNX interfaces with an IP

network

    - The new ABB i-bus KNX Logic Controller ABA / S 1.2.1 - a flexible

controller to enable systems integrators to easily manage advanced building

systems requirements, with the latest energy-efficient microcontroller

technology and simulation function

    - New App solution Busch-ControlTouch(R) KNX - an intuitive easiest way to

control the KNX system via mobile devices

    - A new energy monitoring system  CMS-700 - this extends ABB's Circuit

Monitoring System range with a new open-core sensor solution, which enables the

measurement of data from up to 96 sensors, with LAN TCP, IP or Modbus RTU

protocol compatibility

    - A new CO2 ambient air sensor  -  to measure air quality and humidity and

adjust fresh air intake

    - CogniPoint from PointGrab - a demonstration of a solution to use advanced

sensors to deliver occupant recognition and tracking within smart home and

buildings applications.  ABB Technology Ventures announced an investment in

PointGrab in December 2015.

    - e-Design, ABB's new engineering software suite - the new tool has been

developed to meet the needs of electrical professionals. e-Design makes it

possible to design an electrical system more efficiently

    ABB (http://www.abb.com ) is a leading global technology company in power

and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport & infrastructure

customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The

ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs about

135,000 people.

    For more information please contact:

    Media Relations

    Lynette Jackson, Electrification Products division

    Tel: +41-793-839-510

    Lynette.jackson@ch.abb.com  

    ABB Ltd

    Affolternstrasse 44

    8050 Zurich

    Switzerland

SOURCE: ABB Ltd