ASEA (Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) was a Swedish electrical engineering and equipment manufacturer founded in 1883 in Västerås, Sweden, and a central player in the electrification of Scandinavia through generators, motors and power-transmission technology, including early high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems. In 1988 it merged with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie to form Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), one of the world's largest engineering conglomerates.
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Company TypePublicly traded aktiebolag 1 Founded Year Headquarters Company Type
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Who founded ASEA and how did it get its name?
Ludvig Fredholm founded it in 1883. The name is the abbreviation of Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget.
ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as a manufacturer of electrical light and generators. After it merged with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company, the name was changed to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the General Swedish Electrical Limited Company, or ASEA for short.
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Infobox: founded
1883
Infobox, Type
Publicly traded aktiebolag
Infobox, Headquarters
Västerås
Operates In: Engineering Industry, Infobox: industry
Electrical engineering
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