ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss BBC Brown Boveri in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri. ASEA still exists, but only as a holding company owning 50% of ABB. ABB Corporate Logo Asea Brown Boveri, or ABB, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power and automation business areas. ... ABB Corporate Logo Asea Brown Boveri, or ABB, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power and automation business areas. ...

History

ASEA was founded 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Stockholm as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. By a merging with Wennström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company (Wenströms & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag) the name was change to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ASEA for short. The Old town in Stockholm from the air â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ...

1889 the partner Jonas Wenström creates 3-phased generators, engines and transformers.

1933 Changes the company logotype, which had included a swastika, due to the negative impact of Nazi Germany on the icon.

1953 ASEA creates the first industrial diamonds.

1954 HVDC Gotland project, first static high-voltage DC system

1960s - ASEA builds 9 of 12 nuclear plants in Sweden.

1974 - Industrial robots are introduced by ASEA

1988 - Merges with BBC Brown Boveri

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See also

• Sigfrid Edström
• Uno Lamm