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APRIL, 2017

ABB Robotics in China


ABB in simple terms
A pioneering technology leader

What Pioneering technology


(Offering)
Products 58% Systems 24% Services & software 18%

For whom Utilities Industry Transport & Infrastructure


(Customers)
~35% of revenue ~40% of revenue ~25% of revenue

Where Globally
(Geographies)
Asia, Middle East, Africa 38% Americas 29% Europe 33%

~$34 bn revenue ~100 countries ~132,000 employees

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ABB in China
Present for more than 100 years and steadily growing

Truly a local company Customer segments 2016


– About 84% of sales from locally-made products,
solutions and services Heilongjiang Approximate share in %
– Around 2,000 R&D professionals Jilin
Beijing Liaoning Transport & In-
Expanded footprint Xinjiang Inner Mongolia frastructure
Tianjin 23%
Hebei
– 40 entities in China Gansu
Shanxi Utilities 36%
Qinghai Shandong
Ningxia Shaanxi
– ~17,000 people across 139 cities Henan
Jiangsu
Anhui
– 16 service centers with national coverage Tibet
Chongqing
Hubei
Shanghai

Jiangxi Zhejiang
– Accumulated investment ~15 bn CNY Sichuan
Guizhou Hunan
Fujian
Made in China, for the World Yunnan Guangxi
Guangdong
– Exports account for ~19% of orders received in Industry 41%
Hainan
China

Well positioned in China

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ABB Robotics worldwide

Global leading robotics technology provider

Introduced painting robots in 1969 and the world’s first microcomputer controlled electric industrial
robot in 1974

Sales & service operations in 53 countries & more than 100 locations

5,500 employees

Manufacturing in Europe, Asia & America

Over 300,000 robots installed worldwide

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ABB Robotics in China
History

1994 Start business in China

2005 Establish R&D Center in Shanghai, China

Start local manufacturing in Shanghai, China


Changchun
2009 Relocate to Kangqiao, Pudong, Shanghai Shenyang
Beijing
2009 System business start to serve overseas market Baoding
Qingdao
2010 Establish China’s first entire vehicle painting lab Xi’an Jinan
Zhengzhou
2012 Establish global Robotics Quality Center in Shanghai Nanjing
Chongqing Wuhan Suzhou
2015 Inaugurate ABB Robotics (Zhuhai) Ltd. Chengdu Shanghai

Inaugurate ABB Robotics Qingdao Application Center Nanchang


Xiamen
2016 Deliver the 50,000th robot manufactured in China Guangzhou

2016 Inaugurate ABB Robotics Chongqing Application Center Shenzhen

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ABB Robotics in China
Offering

Complete robot portfolio:


Reach up to 4.2m
collaborative robot, articulated robot, paint robot,
parallel robot, SCARA robot,
Application equipment and software
Standardized manufacturing cells for material handling,
machine tending, welding, cutting, painting and
finishing
Engineering for systems in press automation, body-in-
white, paint processes, power train assembly
Industry applications: welding, cutting, picking,
packing, palletizing, handling, machining, assembling,
testing, etc.
Product and system service

Payload up to 800kg

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ABB Robotics in China
Organization

ABB Robotics
in China

Quality, Environment,
Health & Safety
Human Resources

Marketing
Business Development
Communications

Controlling Supply Chain


Management

Robots &
R&D Supply Unit Robotics System Customer Service
Applications

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Manufacturing

Collaborative robot Parallel robot 6-axis robot Paint robot

Start up in 2005, the first


international robotics company to
localize manufacturing in China SCARA robot 4-axis robot
30+ types of products
The only paint robot production line
in ABB
20,000+m2 production area
Products serve global market

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Application
Press Automation

Offering Industries Customers


Standards
– Destacking tables/ Magnet arms/
Aluminum fanning/ Robot stands/
Conveyors/ATC/Dressings/Brusher …
Solutions
– Destacker/Loader/​Interpress/Unloader/
Racking/Vision Inspection/6-Axis Lines/7-
Axis Lines/TRX-Lines/Hot Stamping Automotive industry
Lines/Transfer Lines​/DDC …
– OEM
Function Packages​ – Tier 1/ Tier 2
– StampPack General industry
– White goods
– Metal/Forging
– 3C …

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Application
Body-in-White

Offering Industries Customers


Flexible fully-automated or semi-automated
body shop
Greenfield and brownfield turnkey projects in
domestic and overseas market
Full range of body shop standard products and
solutions:
– Robotic and Gate Framer
– Roller Hemming, Table Top Hemming
– Conveying systems, Programmable
positioners
Automotive industry
– Spot welding equipment etc. – OEM
– Tier 1/ Tier 2

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Application
Paint Automation

Offering Industries Customers


Paint robots
Paint equipment
– Color change unit
– 2K mixer unit
– GearPump unit
– Compact CBS unit
– IRB 5320 Workpiece Positioner General industry
– IRB 5330 Paint External Axis Kit – Bumper painting
– Air control unit – 3C production painting
– Atomizers Automotive industry
– Paint application packages – Cleaning application
– Feather duster – Sealing application
PLC & Graphical User Interface – Painting application
Lab test – Quality check application

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Application
Powertrain Assembly

Offering Industries Customers


Assembly System
– Driveline assembly
– Engine assembly
– Cylinder head assembly
– Transmission assembly
– Green powertrain assembly Automotive Industry
– Engine
Robot Cells
– Heavy Diesel
– FlexWashers
– Cylinder Head
– Robotic deburr
– Transmission
– Robotic vision guidance assembly
– Transfer Case
– Force controlled assembly
– Axle
– Green Powertrain

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Application
Welding & Cutting

Offering Industries Customers


Function Packages Automotive OEMs&TIERs
– ArcPack – Car/Truck body parts
– CutLaserPack – Chassis/ Seat parts
– SpotPack – Instrument panel

– WeldLaserPack – Bumper
– Exhaust system
Standard Cells
– Fuel tank
– FlexArc
– Lamp
– FlexSpot
– Battery Tray
– FlexCutLaser GI Jobshops
– FlexWeldLaser – Construction machinery
– FlexInspect – Shipping industry
– Switch cabinet, elevators

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Application
Packaging Automation

Offering Industries Customers


Packaging Function Packages Food & Beverage
Packaging Application Solutions White Goods
Technical Supports for packaging applications Tobacco
– Gripper technology Chemical & Cosmetics
– Simulations Logistical
– Lab tests and analysis Animal fodder
– Vision technology Medicine
– Technical Training
Brick & Construction materials
– Installation, programming and commissioning
Battery
support
Tire
Education
Others

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Application
Handling & Machining

Offering Industries Customers


Peripheral equipment Industries
– Flaming bar – Metal
– Plasma gun – Plastic & Chemical Products
– Fixture – Electronics (3C)
– 3D vision centering device – Wheels Assembly, etc.
– Sheet unstack device Main application fields
– Inspection device – Deburring
– Safety guard – Finishing/Polishing/Grinding
– Conveyor – Flaming & plasma treatment
– Multi-function gripper – Forging
– E.O.A.T – Machine tool/tending
Software – Mechanical cutting
– Track motion – Metal casting
Offline programming – Plastic molding
Solutions – Waterjet cutting

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Application
Assembly & Testing

Offering Industries Customers


Small parts assembly cell/system 3C
– Screw driving
– Assembly and test of custom chips, Automated board
– Inserting
testing, Aerospace electronic components assembly
– Assembly/Disassembly
– Mounting – Inspections of PC boards, Automated cleaning of
Material handling cell/system circuit board components
– Packing and placing Food packaging
– Parts transfer
– Parts handling – Meat Packaging, snack packaging, Box cutting and
– Sorting taping, Plastic component packaging
Inspection cell/system – Meat/ snack handling operations, Vegetable picking &
– Product inspection cutting, Produce packaging
– Testing
– Quality control Medical/Pharmaceutical
Robot – Lab automation & drug manufacturing operations
– 4-axis robot, SCARA World-class 3C brands, e.g. HuaWei, etc.
– Custom prescription filling, Tablet packaging
– 6-axis robot
– Collaborative robot (Camera-based) , YuMi
Flex Feeder

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Application
Logistics

Offering Industries Customers


Logistics Function Packages E-commerce
Bin & Case Storage Solution 3PL
Picking Solution (Bin, Item, etc.) Auto Parts
Distribution & Sortation Solution Garment & Fashion
Technical Supports for Logistics applications Pharmaceutical
– Gripper technology Tobacco
– Simulations Chemical & Cosmetics
– Lab tests and analysis Food & Beverage
– Vision technology Furniture
– Technical Training Battery
– Installation, programming and commissioning Tire
support Others

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Customer Service

We care about the good health of the robot system, from the moment it is installed to the end of its
service life.

We don’t believe in “one size fits all”.

We tailor a service package in close cooperation with you – and then we stand ready to help
increase the performance, uptime and lifetime.

Service offering:
– Parts & Logistics: right part, right place, right time.
– Field Service: assists you for the best possible uptime
– Training: reduce your costs and improve efficiency with professionally trained employees
– System Service: offers solutions for life extension of your equipment

Securing your productivity. Anytime. Anywhere.

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ABB Robotics in China
Continuous investment on innovation

Product

IRB 120 IRB 1200 IRB 460 IRB 1520ID IRB 5350 YuMi SCARA

Application

Body-in-White Powertrain Assembly Packaging Automation Assembly & Testing

Press Automation Paint Automation Welding &Cutting Handling & Machining Logistics

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ABB Robotics in China
ABB Robotics in China

Sales footprint

Service Footprint
Harbin

Tianjin

QIngdao ABB Robotics Qingdao Application Center


Changzhou
Wuhan Shanghai
Chongqing
ABB Robotics Chongqing Application Center

China HQ Zhuhai
Application Center (established)
ABB Robotics (Zhuhai) Ltd.
Application Center (in planning)

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ABB Robotics in China
Fully localized value chain

R&D Manufacturing Sales System Integration Service

Global R&D base for small ABB’s largest robot Two way approach: direct Global center for Body-in- 100+ staff
robots manufacturing base in terms and indirect White, Powertrain, Assembly 24*7 service
7 series of brand new robot of robot unit Effective key account and Testing business
Boast the largest bonded
models Produce 90%+ robot models management 85%+ from local sourcing spare parts stock in industry
Robot controller Produce 90%+ of robots Adopt regional sales strategy Pioneer of diversified Provide full service
Other standard products sold in China market Keep on optimizing value applications in China market portfolio, from spare parts,
Industry specific Accumulated output provider network urgent repair, field service
applications 50,000+ to system service

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ABB Robotics in China
We Know the Know-how

1994 started business in China.


1995 first applied robots to the assembling position in the automobile production in China (SAIC Volkswagen).
1997 built China’s first automated motorcycle welding line.
1998 built the first automated material handling line for China’s tobacco industry.
1999 built the first automated material handling line for China’s CPT industry.
2000 built the first automated assembly and polishing line for China’s mobile phone industry.
2002 built China’s first robotics press automation line.
2003 built China’s first automated diesel assembly line.
became the first robot manufacturer to provide the automated welding assembly line for domestic car factories in China.
2004 built the first automated welding assembly line for China’s elevator industry.
2005 built the first automated press line for rotating seven-axis robots
became China’s first robot manufacturer that installed a robotic system for domestic welding assembly lines for heavy truck cabs
built China’s first automated welding assembly line of automobile chassis parts.
2008 provided the painting application system to domestic automotive manufacturers for the first time
2009 built China’s first automated heavy truck press line.
the 10,000,000th vehicle in China went off the ABB welding production line.
became the first robot manufacturer that completed laser lead welding
provided Tack-off Robot solution for car body cleaning in China for the first time to replace tack off machine
2010 provided welding production lines for domestic brand automobile manufactures for the first time.
set up the biggest painting lab of Asia in shanghai facility.

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ABB Robotics in China
We Know the Know-how

2011 built the engine assembly line that covers the largest area in Asia and has the fastest work cycle.
became China’s first robot manufacturer providing auto long-distance laser welding technology.
provided the robot application on system for the first environmental friendly primerless paint process customer
built China’s first automated press line for linear seven-axis robot
became the first enterprise that builds automated welding line for H-type robots with corrugated steel webs in China
2012 built the high-flexible BiW automated production line with the highest work cycle in China
built China’s first automated polishing line for lead-free taps.
first introduced six-axis robots to precision assembly lines in high-end 3C products
2013 the first robot manufacturer that finished the welding process for pure aluminum car body.
became China’s first robot supplier that provides solutions for water-born paint systems.
provided the complete robotics application for Chinese own brand customer for the first time.
built the first press automation line for synchronized dual robots in China.
built China’s first automated ice cream packaging line.
2014 built China’s first automated press line for domestic White Goods market.
built the first silicon steel sheet stacking automation station of 300MW generator in China.
created the first auto wheel assembly and fasten cell.
2015 became China’s first robot manufacturer that provides Hydro-forming automation technology for Auto Tier market.
2016 built China’s first robot continuous mode press line for the auto market.

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The industries we serve

Auto 3C Food &


Metal fab.
manufac. Manufac. beverage

Foundry Chemical & Plastics & Glass &


pharma rubber cement

Electrical Pulp &


Sanitary Oil & gas
vehicle paper

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The customers we serve

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Technology outlook
Simplification, collaboration and digitalization

Simplification Collaboration Digitalization

Managing increased automation complexity with Shifting the border of ‘what can be automated’ Optimized efficiency through entire automation
intuitive tools Entirely new applications between people and lifecycle
Ease of programming removes key entry barrier robots Actionable intelligence for greater reliability,
for new users Ensures worker safety while increasing fast recovery
Reducing cost & risk with new product lines, flexibility and agility Connecting automation islands across plants and
speeds launches value chains

The ‘factory of the future’ is characterized by flexibility and enabled by collaboration and digitalization

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Summary

Early bird and market leader in China

Provide full portfolio from naked robot, software, peripheral equipment, module cell, various
applications, system integration to service

The world’s only robotics company to provide complete solution from press automation, body-
in-white, paint automation to powertrain assembly to auto manufacturing industry

The only multi-national robotics company to localize full value chain from R&D,
manufacturing, sales, engineering, system integration to service in China

1,500+ staff in more than 20 cities

Install over 50,000 robots in China

In China, for China and the world

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