ABB is a Swedish-Swiss technology company operating in electrification and automation, incorporated as ABB Ltd and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It was formed in 1988 through the merger of two electrical engineering companies, ASEA of Sweden and Brown, Boveri and Cie of Switzerland, and its engineers and predecessor companies developed technologies including the miniature circuit breaker and industrial robotics innovations.
Facts
Company TypeElectrical equipment company 2 Founded Year Headquarters Company Type
Company Type (category) Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, located there.
- Also in Transport Atlas: X 2000, manufactures there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: ABB
- Wikidata Q52825, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Operates In: Robotics Industry, Wikidata Q52825
View the Source2. ABB (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInfobox company: founded, hq_location and industry/type fields, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABB (wikitext, fetched 2026-09-11)Quote, Infobox company: founded, hq_location and industry/type fields, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABB (wikitext, fetched 2026-09-11)
founded = {{Start date and age|1988|df=y}} | hq_location = [[Zurich]], Switzerland | industry = [[Electrical equipment]]
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