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September 2026

 

InControl

 

The unseen advantage: Turning control panel complexity into a competitive edge

Amid rising electrical demand, compressed project schedules, tighter equipment footprints, and increasing customer expectations, panel builders can create a sustainable competitive advantage by repositioning themselves as strategic partners with advanced application knowledge, engineering expertise, and design experience.

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ABB’s machine and motor control portfolio offers a range of solutions that help OEMs build reliable safeguards into machines and production lines—supporting the dependable performance customers notice and trust.

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Backed by a decades-long track record of reliable and energy-saving designs, ABB's broad portfolio of contactors and starters includes select models with push-in terminals to help simplify wiring and speed up panel assembly.

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ABB’s control power and machine tool transformers are available with IP20 finger-safe terminals or wire leads for a range of machine applications.

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New PDH eligible webinars

 

Join us for the return of ABB’s InControl webinar series for OEMs

Learn from our subject matter experts and earn professional development hours (PDHs) for each session.

Register once to access the full series. Join live or view on demand at your convenience and still earn PDH credits.

 
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT

Learn how leading OEMs simplify control panel design through component consolidation and standardization to overcome engineering, supply chain, and workforce challenges.


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Helpful resources

 

Selected Optimized Coordination

Coordination tables for motor protection, selectivity, back-up and other protection devices.

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Control catalog

Your comprehensive guide to product selection for electrical control products (NEMA and IEC).

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InControl digital archive

Three years of historical InControl issues organized in one easy-to-use interactive flipbook.

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