ABB NavigateDRIVING NEW STANDARDS OF RELIABILITY
Your guide to reliable power and uninterrupted, efficient operations.
Driving new standards of reliability. Your guide to reliable power and uninterrupted, efficient operations.
Ready to boost your plant’s reliability?
Our Reliability Navigator Self-Check Tool is the first step towards a more reliable and more resilient plant. Just answer a few questions about your plant’s maintenance strategies, and our tool will generate a customized report showing your reliability assessment score.The comprehensive report will show you what’s going well – and what needs attention. The survey should take no more than five minutes to fill out – it could be the most valuable five minutes you’ve ever spent.Once you have your score, ABB's Electrification Service experts can start digging deeper into your plant and work with you to develop a bespoke journey towards better reliability.
Your reliability score isn’t just a number. It’s your edge.Take the test and see what your score is.
SEE HOW YOUR SYSTEMS STACK UP
Traditional maintenance approaches for electrical equipment are reactive - responding to problems that have already been identified or manually finding and fixing nascent issues before they develop into full-blown faults. Reactive maintenance relies heavily on scheduled manual inspections and on personnel using their training and expertise to respond quickly and appropriately. This requires a deep understanding of systems, often built up over years or decades.
In the event of a fault, if this expertise is not immediately available it can waste precious moments, and risk further damage and downtime if the wrong decisions are taken.
Reactive maintenance can therefore be inefficient and labor-intensive, and is fundamentally detrimental for operational resilience. It can result in unnecessary servicing, higher downtime and inflated operational costs, and also lead to non-compliance issues, perception problems and affect share value.
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of sites did not follow the maintenance recommendations of the manufacturer
of sites have obsolete electrical equipment
Aging assets and increasing complexity of systems
Skills shortages
Achieving sustainable operations
Harnessing digitalization
Budgets and timing of investments
Reactive maintenance will only ever deal with symptoms and rarely dig deeper into tackling their underlying causes.
Proactive and predictive maintenance are about preventing problems and faults before they have a chance to occur, reducing the likelihood of downtime and lost production – with its associated costs, and vastly reducing the cost of maintenance generally.
It allows decision-making to be informed by real-time data on the actual condition of devices and systems. Digital monitoring and trend analysis can help to detect trends or recurring issues, and instantly bring them to the attention of appropriate personnel. Ultimately, it provides early warning of issues before they develop, enabling you to take proactive action at the right time, and without compromising operations.
ABB Navigate’s reliability portfolio helps to guide you in the transition from reactive to proactive and predictive maintenance, laying the pathway for smarter, more resilient operations, underpinned by data-driven decision-making.
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There are many different paths to better reliability, and each journey is different.Here are just some of the tools available to us to assess your plant and improve your operations.
Lifecycle Assessment
Spare Parts Assessment
Upgrade Assessment
Digital Maturity Assessment
Electrical System Health Check
Single-line Diagram Update
Arc Flash Study
Infrared Scanning
Optimize your investment
Improve process condition visibility
Extend equipment lifespan
Ensure compliance
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With aging infrastructure and limited documentation, this Malaysian aerospace maintenance facility simply didn't know how reliable their systems were. A Power Systems Study from ABB provided the full picture, allowing the facility to maintain proactively and prevent disruption.
Sector: Aerospace maintenanceLocation: Malaysia
An aerospace maintenance centre in Malaysia partnered with ABB’s Electrification Service experts to gain a clearer understanding of its aging electrical infrastructure. With limited documentation for the 30-year-old system, the facility faced uncertainty about how reliably it would perform – particularly after an earlier third-party assessment left key questions unanswered.ABB conducted a comprehensive Power Systems Study to model the entire electrical network and assess its condition. The study included a one-line diagram, short-circuit and coordination analyses, and an arc-flash assessment to identify risks and optimise system performance.The findings provided the customer with a reliable foundation for safe, efficient operations. By pinpointing potential issues and recommending proactive maintenance measures, ABB has helped the facility strengthen the resilience and long-term reliability of its power systems – ensuring critical aerospace services can continue without disruption.
By the time electrical equipment shows outward signs of failure, it may be too late to prevent downtime. Not in this case, where a detailed diagnostic study provided a clearer idea of transformer condition, and better-informed decision-making for how to approach upgrades without risking outages.
Sector: Solar power / renewable energyLocation: Spain
A renewable energy operator in Spain turned to ABB’s Electrification Service experts to assess the condition of two dry-type transformers showing signs of insulation failure. Years of exposure to demanding environmental conditions had raised concerns about the transformers’ reliability and long-term performance.ABB carried out a detailed diagnostic study combining on-site testing, repair trials, and comparative measurements over time. The results provided a clear picture of the transformers’ condition, confirming that replacement was the most reliable and cost-effective option.With comprehensive data and clear recommendations, the customer can now plan upgrades confidently and maintain reliable power supply across its solar plants.
Improving reliability across multiple sites can have a transformative effect on a company's profitability. 27,000 assets across 111 hotels will enjoy enhanced safety, reliability and energy efficiency thanks to ABB's Electrification Service experts.
Sector: HospitalityLocation: Middle East & Africa
A major international hotel operator has partnered with ABB’s Electrification Service experts to enhance the safety, reliability, and energy efficiency of its facilities across the Middle East and Africa. Over the next three years, ABB will perform infrared thermography inspections on more than 27,000 electrical assets across 111 hotels.The advanced thermal imaging surveys will identify potential faults before they lead to unplanned downtime, helping to improve operational reliability while supporting energy efficiency and safety goals. Selected ABB assets will also receive life cycle assessments to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for future modernization.The results will provide the customer with actionable insights to manage assets more effectively. The initiative forms part of a long-term partnership aimed at ensuring dependable, efficient power systems across the group’s global hotel portfolio.
For data centers, guaranteeing uptime is non-negotiable. ABB's non-intrusive diagnostic tools is allowing this colo customer to detect potential problems before they affect operations.
Sector: Data center/colocation servicesLocation: Dublin, Ireland
A leading data center operator partnered with ABB’s Electrification Service experts to safeguard the performance and reliability at one of its facilities in Dublin. With a strict SLA requiring near-continuous uptime, the customer sought to proactively identify potential electrical risks and ensure safe, efficient operations.ABB conducted a detailed condition monitoring study using advanced ultrasound inspections on 99 switchgear assets. This non-intrusive approach detects issues such as insulation degradation, loose connections, and partial discharges, allowing the customer to prevent faults without shutting down operations.The findings and subsequent report provided actionable insights for the customer to improve reliability, reduce energy costs, and support proactive maintenance planning. The project reinforces ABB’s role as a trusted advisor in ensuring resilient, efficient electrical infrastructure for mission-critical facilities.
