Heritage brands

For more than 140 years, ABB and its predecessor companies have set the pace for innovation in technologies to harvest energy, improve productivity, safeguard the environment, increase profits, and more.

Our modern-day power and automation technologies are derived from the efforts of dozens of leading companies and thousands of talented individuals worldwide

Although certain brand names have changed, the spirit of innovation from these leading companies and their employees remains at the core of ABB. In in a nod to our heritage, we offer here a brief history of some of the companies that have contributed to shaping ABB – and a quick guide to the technologies that they continue to influence today.

ABB heritage brands: