ABB Completes World's Largest Medium Voltage Transformer Production Base

ABB, the world’s leading power and automation technology group, and Guangdong Sihui Instrument Transformer Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Guangdong Sihui ABB Transformer Co., Ltd., held the inauguration ceremony here today. The new production base will introduce global leading technologies, combine local R&D achievements, produce transformers and epoxy resin parts, and will become ABB’s world's largest production base for medium voltage transformers. The single plant production scale will rank first in the domestic industry.

Fang Qin, president of ABB North Asia and China, said: “The transformer is the core component of the smart grid construction. Our local R&D team is strong and can combine global advanced technology to develop localized products that are higher than international standards, fully in line with the Chinese market. The customer's needs: Guangdong Sihui will become ABB's world's largest production base for medium voltage transformers, and will contribute to the development and construction of domestic smart grids, and will also go to the global transformer market."

The new company is located in Xinjiang Industrial Development Zone, Sihui City, Guangdong Province. The annual output of the first phase of the project will reach 100,000 medium voltage transformers and 400,000 epoxy resin parts. The single plant capacity will rank first in the industry in the country. With the completion of Phase I and Phase II projects, the new company will become ABB's largest transformer production base in the world. Products will not only meet the needs of domestic customers, but will also be exported to overseas markets.

Different from the single-piece production methods currently used in the industry, ABB's new production base adopts large-scale, standardized production, conforms to the ISO9001 quality management system, and is equipped with advanced resin mixing equipment, automatic pressure gel equipment and other testing and production devices, and in accordance with IEC International standards and national industry standards enable 100% online inspection of all products. Through these measures, the new base's product performance is stable and reliable, and the factory pass rate reaches 100%, ranking first in the industry.

China is a vast country with complex terrain conditions. Energy-rich regions are usually located far away from the electricity load area. In this situation, the construction of the power network requires higher equipment stability and reliability. ABB introduced the world's leading transformer technology, combined with the development characteristics of the local power grid, developed a transformer product suitable for local power customer needs, and its performance standards have been higher than related product standards in foreign developed markets.

The key to building a smart grid is to instantly adjust the grid status according to the current and voltage values ​​of the power network. Power networks usually use alternating current and large currents to deliver electricity. The main function of the transformer is to reduce the AC voltage and current in the power transmission to a digital signal that can be measured directly by the instrument and meter, so as to provide protection and monitoring for the entire power network, and to realize intelligent operation and management of the power grid. The foundation of the smart grid.

Guangdong is one of ABB's important business bases in China. ABB has approximately 1,800 employees in Guangdong, four branch offices and five local companies that produce switchgear, control systems, transformers, traction equipment and transformers. Among them, 2 companies have been ranked as "Top 100 Chinese Electric Enterprises" for 5 consecutive years.

Guangdong Sihui Transformer Factory Co., Ltd. was established in 1988. It specializes in the design, manufacture and sale of transformers, transformers, switchgears, sensors and insulation products. It is one of the top five medium voltage transformer companies in China.