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Our heritage has formed our spirit – today and in the future


Our heritage stems from our long and rich heritage of innovation - from our roots in ABB – and forerunners, Asea and BBC. Our customers value the deep insight and expertise we bring to their projects - much of which has been layered up over time.

Whilst are proud of our rich heritage and past achievements – be it ‘worlds-firsts’, ‘longest’, ‘largest’, ‘fastest, ‘highest-voltage’ etc. - the most important heritage is our company spirit, which lives on strong today. It's our permanent hunger for the next and the constant anticipation of future customer needs that continues to drive, inspire and excite us.

Gerhard Salge - Chief Technology Officer

We not only invented and pioneered many power technologies, but have since retained technology and have market leadership in many of these areas for decades. It’s because of our heritage and our pioneering DNA that we can serve our customers today and for the next century of exciting innovations – yet to be pioneered.  We are highly focused on creating value in everything we do - economic, environmental and social value – contributing to our customers’ Energy Systems of the Future.

Heritage Brands

Hitachi Energy, and the many previous brand names that form part of our rich history, has a heritage of over 100 years in developing and applying leading-edge grid technologies that help the aim of customers.

Our modern-day power grid technologies are built upon the pioneering spirit of dozens of leading brands and the talented people behind them. While some names are no longer in use, their DNA remains. Here you can find a quick guide to the historic brands that have helped make Hitachi Energy the force it is today.

To get started, simply click on any of the heritage brands listed below:

ASEA

Asea AB, an industrial jewel of Sweden, was created in 1883. Asea’s business was broadly defined as "the generation and application of electric power". The company manufactured such diverse items as steam turbines for power plants and high-speed electric locomotives for passenger railroads. In 1986, Asea extended the firm’s engineering and manufacturing operations beyond Sweden in order to gain economies of scale - both in manufacturing and in raising capital.

The big step forward had been the acquisition in Finland of Strömberg AB with its 7,000 employees, which was followed in late 1987 by the acquisition of 63 percent of EB Corporation in Norway. By 1987, Asea was radically altered from a Swedish-centered company to a pan-Nordic electrical multinational. But the company continued to look even beyond the Nordic countries. In 1987 Asea and Brown Boveri were of roughly equivalent size in many respects (annual sales, net worth, number of employees) and had adopted similar lines of decentralized command. The companies also complemented each other in their geographical concentrations and in management strengths.

This marriage of equals in 1988, Asea and Brown Boveri into ABB, allowed the new company to stay at the forefront of technology. Utilizing production plants in many countries, the merged group made the most of the advantages of international specialization and became the world's leading supplier in the electric power industry.

 

ASEA Brown Boveri

ABB Asea Brown Boveri, was the result of a merger between Asea AB of Sweden and BBC Brown Boveri Ltd. of Baden, Switzerland in 1988. The merged entity became the world’s leading supplier in the $50 billion electric power industry. It successfully integrated 850 subsidiary companies and 180,000 employees operating in 140 countries. When ABB was formed its two parent companies retained their separate names, boards and stock listings.

In 1996 ASEA AB in Sweden and BBC Brown Boveri AG in Switzerland decided to change their names to "ABB AB" and "ABB AG," respectively. 

Looking forward to the future


Right from the beginning, we have always challenged ourselves to look ahead into the future in order to create the most sustainable and future-proofed solutions. Today, we bring you Perspectives - a selection of thought-leading ideas and views relating to emerging technological trends and trending 'business of energy' hot topics that give a glimpse into the future. Authored by our top experts, along with visionary customers and influential industry partners, Perspectives fuels is about the exchange of ideas in an open and collaborative way. Through Perspectives, we explore unchartered territory and new ways to unlock the future potential.

Perspectives

A collection of insights and reflections on topics that matter now.

Pioneering Technologies and Approach