ABB was established in Singapore in 1971 and has grown to a staff strength of over 1200, across four offices island wide. ABB Robotics is a leading supplier of industrial robots - also providing robot software, peripheral equipment, modular manufacturing cells and service for tasks such as welding, handling, assembly, painting and finishing, picking, packing, palletizing and machine tending. Key markets include automotive, plastics, metal fabrication, foundry, electronics, machine tools, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. A strong solutions focus helps manufacturers improve productivity, product quality and worker safety. ABB has installed more than 250, 000 robots worldwide. All ABB Robotics' products are fully supported by the ABB Robotics's global sales and service organization in 53 countries and over 100 locations.