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Industrial operators are facing growing pressure to improve productivity while reducing energy consumption, emissions and operating costs. Against a backdrop of energy market volatility, geopolitical uncertainty and evolving regulations, energy efficiency has become a critical lever for maintaining competitiveness and building more resilient operations.

These challenges are particularly complex in industries that involve explosive atmospheres, including oil and gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage. Here, operators must balance the drive for greater efficiency and performance with stringent safety requirements that leave no room for compromise.

As regulations evolve and technology advances, demand for high-efficiency motors certified for hazardous areas continues to grow. ABB is helping customers meet these demands with a comprehensive portfolio of motors for explosive atmospheres that combine leading energy performance with proven reliability and safety.

In this webinar, ABB experts will explore how the IE6 SynRM Increased Safety motor – the world's first magnet-free motor for hazardous areas – is helping operators address the dual challenge of improving energy efficiency while meeting certified safety requirements.

Join us to learn how smarter motor choices can reduce energy consumption, support sustainability goals and enhance operational performance in demanding environments.
When
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. London (GMT +1:00)
Agenda
  • Electric motor-driven systems account for around 60% of industrial electricity consumption. With nearly half of the world's motors more than 10 years old, upgrading aging fleets offers a major opportunity to improve energy efficiency, productivity and resilience.
  • Why motor selection should be treated as a strategic business decision, and how a total cost of ownership approach can help protect profitability while reducing energy consumption.
  • How ABB's comprehensive portfolio of motors for explosive atmospheres enables operators to select the optimal solution for their application, without having to choose between energy efficiency and safety compliance.
  • How the IE6 SynRM Increased Safety motor, the world's first magnet-free motor for hazardous areas, combines ultra-high efficiency with a rare-earth-free design to deliver a new benchmark for hazardous area applications.
Presenters
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Pekka Uusitalo
Global Business Line Manager, IEC Low Voltage Motors at ABB
Pekka Uusitalo is the Global Business Line Manager for IEC Low Voltage Motors at ABB. Since joining ABB over two decades ago, he has built extensive expertise in project management, sales, and business leadership within the industrial electric motors sector. In his current role, he leads ABB's global IEC Low Voltage Motors business for hazardous areas, drawing on a broad commercial and operational background that spans key account management and large-scale project sales across major industries worldwide.
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Dave Hawley
Global Head of Sales, IEC Low Voltage Motors at ABB
Dave Hawley joined ABB in 2014 and has held a series of regional and global sales leadership roles within the Motors & Generators division, culminating in his appointment as Global Head of Sales for IEC Low Voltage Motors. With 12 years at ABB and a proven track record of building and developing high-performing international teams, Dave brings deep expertise in sales growth, customer service and go-to-market strategy, making him well-positioned to deliver engineered motor solutions to a broad and diverse global customer base.
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Jon Excell
Editor
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