{"product_id":"abb-nu8976a99-hier466665r0099-nu8976a-hiee220295r1-processor-module","title":"ABB NU8976A99 HIER466665R0099 NU8976a HIEE220295R1 Processor Module","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNU8976A99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a high-performance processor module designed for ABB Advant OCS-class Distributed Control Systems (DCS). 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