ROMAN PERNICA, TECHNOLOGY CENTRE MANAGER, NOVEMBER 2017
Global R&D in Technology Centre Brno
Ing. Roman PERNICA
Introduction
November 22, 2017 Slide 2
• Education:
• 1996 – 2001 Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science
• Work experience:
• ABB s.r.o., Brno, Videnska 117
• 2001 – 2002 Order related designer
• Calculation and design of Instrument transformers
• 2003 – 2009 Technology Centre
• Designer, Senior Designer, Project manager, Senior project manager, Group Leader for development of
Instrument transformers for MV
• ABB Inc., North Carolina, Pinetops, USA
• 2009 – 2011 Product Group Technology Manger (PGTM) for Instrument Transformers and Sensors
• Mission, vision, strategy of the development
• Member of Technology Board of EPMV
• ABB s.r.o., Brno, Videnska 117
• 2012 – Onwards Technology Centre Manager (TCM) Brno/Istanbul
• Instrument transformers and Sensors, Air Insulated Switchgears for MV, Service, Configurators
• Execution of the strategy and road maps
• Member of Technology Board of EPMV
Power Distribution grid
November 22, 2017 Slide 3
MV AIS
MV AIS
MV AIS
MV AIS
MV AIS – Medium Voltage Air Insulated Switchgear
MV AIS
Technology Centre Brno
Core competences in development
© ABB Group
November 22, 2017 | Slide 4
Control part
High Voltage Part
Instrument Transformers
Sensors
Lead in Switchgear digitalisation based on IEC 61850
Lead in Development of Sales Configurators
Global responsibility of documentation distribution and Maintenance - UniGear
Innovation is key to ABB’s competitive advantage
November 22, 2017 Slide 5
Leadership built on consistent R&D
investment world wide
ABB Group
More than $1.5 billion invested annually in R&D
Thousands of scientists and engineers
Collaboration with hundreds of universities worldwide
BU EPMV
Tech. Manager
PG TM
Automation
PG TM
Apparatus
PG TM
SWG PR
PG TM
Mod. Systems
PG TM
Service
Technology Core Team in EPMV
CRCs,
Univ.
TC – Technology Centre (hosted but decoupled from LBUs)
PG TM – Product Group Technology Manager
BU TM – business unit technology manager
Technology
Suppliers
DE
IT
USA
NO + DK
CZ+TR
FI
IN
CN
PL
PG TM
Sensing &
Measuring
Eng. Depts.
EG
ZA
MY
AU
Make or Buy
ABB technology
Ventures
Management of Technology global virtual Teams
Efficiency
to do the work in a right way
– Output/Input
– speed, short delivery time
– Quality of process
– Quality of resources
– Feedback-loops, Measurement
Effectiveness
to do the right things
– mission, vision, strategy
– portfolio-planning
– customer needs, competitors
– state of the art technology
Technology Centre Managers
Product Group Technology
Managers
Position of lead Technology Centre and Lead factory
Global control and sharing of the documentation
November 22, 2017 Slide 8
Lead Technology Centre &
Lead Factory for given
production line
Local Factory with
engineering centre
Local Factory with
engineering centre
Local Factory with
engineering centre
Local Technology Centre &
Local Factory
Local Technology Centre &
Local Factory
Technology Center Brno
November 22, 2017 Slide 9
1950
1993
1999
2001
2006
2008
2010
2012
ABB Acquisition of EJF
Research institute centre
Being part of UniGear ZS1
Development
Full member of Global
R&D community
Rebuilding of Testing
laboratory
Lead development of
Switchgear for China
Mid-segment
Development of IT’s for
HV applications
Lead Centre for Primary
AIS Development
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JOBROTATIONS–IT,DE,US,CH,CN,IN
MostlyLearningMostlyMentoring
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Launch of Unigear
Digital concept
R&D group in Turkey
integrated to TC
Brno2015 50
2002
2004
IT’s Lead Development
Sensors Lead
Development
2017 Middle East utilities
qualification
Transfer of Technology, Rotation of experts - example
November 22, 2017 Slide 10
Global lead and responsibility
Collaboration with R&D centers and rotation
of experts
Support of production units
Development activities definition
November 22, 2017 Slide 11
What drives the development needs?
Customer - Quality/Safety – Efficiency - Environment - Innovation
Development Road map
Example
Global Awards
November 22, 2017 Slide 13
Ethisphere Institute names ABB as one of
the world's most ethical companies
ABB was recognized because of its
demonstrated leadership in ethical business
practices. Nominations from companies in
more than 100 countries and 36 industries.
ABB was awarded in 2013 and 2014.
Thomson Reuters recognizes ABB as a Top
100 Global Innovator
This award recognizes companies around the
world for their outstanding commitment to
global innovation, the protection of ideas and
the commercialization of inventions. The
company employs some 8,000 technologists
in more than 20 countries.
Innovation isn’t dead: MIT’s 50 disruptive
companies
Among the usual suspects such as Amazon,
Apple, Facebook and Google the publication
of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of
Technology cites ABB for “perfecting a circuit
breaker for high-voltage DC lines“ – a crucial
step for widespread use of renewable energy.
ABB tops Fortune magazine list of the
most admired companies for 2014 in its
sector
Fortune’s annual rankings are derived from a survey
of 15,000 senior executives and industry analysts who
rate companies on nine attributes ranging from
innovativeness to the ability to attract and retain
talent. ABB ranked first within its sector on five.
ABB Group‘s Global Awards
Power and automation are all around us
November 22, 2017 Slide 14
Medium Voltage