ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - EQS Newswire - 2 February 2026 -

• The Automation Extended program helps industries modernize distributed control systems without disruption by building on ABB's proven platforms and safeguarding existing investments

• A modern, open and modular automation ecosystem enables advanced analytics, AI and IoT integration, allowing technologies to be adopted at customers' pace without operational risk

• A separation-of-concerns architecture protects the core control while enabling new digital capabilities to be deployed at scale – without touching mission-critical operations

ABB has introduced its Automation Extended program, a strategic evolution of its distributed control systems (DCS), designed to help industries modernize without disruption.