Abb

ABB Ltd is a Swiss‑Swedish multinational corporation that develops and manufactures technologies for electrification, robotics, and industrial digitalization. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its products and services serve utilities, industry, transport, and infrastructure segments worldwide. ABB operates through a combination of equipment, software, and service offerings designed to improve efficiency and reliability.

ABB traces its origins to the 1988 merger of ASEA, a Swedish electrical equipment company, and Brown, Boveri & Cie, a Swiss engineering firm. The name ABB derives from the initial letters of the combining entities and the corporate branding reinforced in 2003 as a single global brand.

The company’s operations are organized into four divisions: Electrification, Robotics & Discrete Automation, Industrial Automation, and Motion. Its portfolio includes low‑ and medium‑voltage products, transformers, motors and drives, automation controllers, PLCs, software, and industrial robots. ABB Ability, the group’s digital offering, provides data analytics, asset management, and optimization services for industrial customers.

With a presence in more than 100 countries, ABB employs more than 100,000 people. The company emphasizes energy efficiency, decarbonization, and grid modernization, contributing to electric mobility and renewable energy integration through its product and service platforms.