9 DECEMBER 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource® See us at Booth 2831 Groundwater Week 2025 in New Orleans LKAB and ABB Join Forces Global technology leader in electrification and automation ABB signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swedish mining and minerals group LKAB to form a strategic technology partnership to shape the future of mining. The framework for joint collaboration will be established for the development in automation, electrification, and digitalization focusing on next-generation energy, production, management, and robotics solutions across the mining industry. The partnership will center on major shifts in the industry’s journey to all-electric, automated, digitalized mines to enhance safety, sustainability, and productivity. ABB and LKAB will explore advanced energy systems, from smarter power distribution and storage to battery-electric vehicle charging and battery management. They will also investigate how production is optimized and managed across the value chain, including ventilation and flotation. The agreement also opens the door to collaboration on possible new developments in robotization, such as automated blast charging, as well as safer, more efficient hoisting solutions like hybrid ropes for deeper haulage. “This collaboration allows us to mature technologies in mining environments, ensuring that we deliver immediate and measurable value for our customers in terms of energy efficiency, productivity, and safety,” said Vedrana Spudic, Head of Technology for Mining, ABB’s Process Industries division. For a link, click on this box in our online issue. No online issue? Register at worldwidedrillingresource.com
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