Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget

Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (English translation: General Swedish Electric Company^[1]; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri. ASEA still exists, but only as a holding company owning 50% of the ABB Group.

History

ASEA was founded 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Stockholm as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. By a merging with Wenström'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.

• 1889 - the partner Jonas Wenström creates 3-phased generators, motors and transformers.
• 1933 - The company removes a swastika from the logotype, due to the symbol's association with Nazi Germany.
• 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
• 1987 - Acquires Finnish Oy Strömberg Ab
• 1988 - Merges with BBC Brown Boveri

See also

• Sigfrid Edström
• Uno Lamm
• ABB Group
• ASEA IRB - robot

References

Further reading

• Jan Glete, Asea under hundra år: 1883-1983: en studie i ett storföretags organisatoriska, tekniska och ekonomiska utveckling. (Västerås, 1987). (Swedish)