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ABB hits mining equipment, diversity milestones

ABB this week has marked the 10th anniversary since it reacquired ownership of its gearless mill drive system business, also noting that its workforce is achieving diversity goals.

 Each motor weighs 400 to 500 metric tons and has a footprint whereby each quarter must be carried on the back of a 40-foot flatbed truck

Each motor weighs 400 to 500 metric tons and has a footprint whereby each quarter must be carried on the back of a 40-foot flatbed truck

The company noted that the business had seen record output in the last calendar year and a high for total number of employees, including women in key roles, at the ABB Ring Motors factory in Bilbao, Spain....

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