The first BBC VT 402 turbocharger for a large diesel engine was built in 1924.

History of ABB Turbo Systems Ltd

1905..........Registration of Alfred Büchi's patent in Switzerland

1924..........Delivery of the first two industrially manufactured
..................turbochargers by Brown Bovery & Co., Switzerland

1949..........Autonomous turbocharger department and factory

1958..........First licence agreement with IHI, Japan

1978..........Licence agreement with CSTC, China

1984..........Licence agreement with HHI, Korea

1988..........Merger of Asea and BBC to ABB

1989..........ABB Turbo Systems Ltd is founded

1996..........TPS/TPL generation is introduced to the market

1998..........Turbo Systems United Co. Ltd., JV with IHI in Japan

2004..........Delivery of TPL91-B - the world's most powerful TC

2005..........100 years of Turbocharging

2006..........ABB Jianjing Turbo Systems Co. Ltd., JV with JTP in China

2007..........A100 generation is launched

2008..........100th ABB Turbocharging service station is opened

2009..........Two new factories in Switzerland and China

Last edited 2009-07-17
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