Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon

The Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon factory in Zürich (1930)

Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon was a engineering company based in the Zürich disctrict of Oerlikon known for the early development of electric locomotives. It was founded in 1876 by the industrialist Peter Emil Huber-Werdmüller.

In 1906 the armaments business was demerged to form Schweizerische Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon, which evolved into the technology company OC Oerlikon and the armaments company Rheinmetall Air Defence (formerly Oerlikon Contraves).

In 1976 Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon was taken over by Brown, Boveri & Cie,[1] which in 1988 merged with ASEA to form ABB Group.

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References

  1. ↑ "Briefly from the boardroom" (Company news). The Times (London). Friday, 19 May 1967. (56945), col 5, p. 23.
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