Swiss tech giant ABB opens mega factory in Shanghai

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Swiss tech giant ABB opens mega factory in Shanghai

STORY: Swiss tech giant ABB opens mega factory in Shanghai DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ABB mega factory in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): RUI LIANG, Head of ABB Robotics Division China STORYLINE: A factory where robots are made by other robots. Swiss tech giant ABB on Friday officially opened its largest and fully automated robotics factory in Shanghai. The much-anticipated mega factory is ABB's largest robotics R&D, manufacturing, and application base. It involved an investment of 150 million U.S. dollars and covers an area of 67,000 square meters in the Pudong New Area. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): RUI LIANG, Head of ABB Robotics Division China "Our mega factory features digitalization and intelligent and low-carbon operation. By adopting a virtual planning and production management system, we can improve performance and efficiency through data collection and analysis. The factory replaces traditional fixed assembly lines with

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