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ASEA founded by Ludvig Fredholm in Stockholm

When
1883
Where
Västerås
Episodes
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Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås, Sweden, as a manufacturer of electrical light and generators. The company later merged with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company, adopting its current name. ASEA subsequently merged with Brown, Boveri & Cie in 1988 to form ABB.

Episodes

  1. 1883 · VästeråsFounding of ASEA

    Ludvig Fredholm founded ASEA in 1883 in Västerås, Sweden, as a manufacturer of electrical light and generators.

Background and detail

Background. ASEA was established in 1883 in Västerås, Sweden, by Ludvig Fredholm. Its initial purpose was manufacturing electrical light and generators. The company later merged with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company, which led to the adoption of the name Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, meaning General Swedish Electrical Limited Company.

Merger into ABB. In 1988, ASEA merged with Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) of Switzerland to form ABB Group. This merger created a Swedish-Swiss technology company operating in electrification and automation. ABB is headquartered in Zurich and dual-listed on exchanges in Stockholm and Zurich.

People involved

Sources

  1. ABB Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. ASEA Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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