ABB, together with its predecessor companies, has a history of innovation excellence stretching back more than 130 years. Innovation has been in our DNA since we were founded to take advantage of a new technology called electricity. Since then we have continued to push the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. In this video to celebrate our proud heritage, we take a look at some of the ABB technologies – including automation and digitalization - that have transformed society and industry and are helping us move to a more productive, sustainable future.

The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. ABB scientists and technologists are continually innovating a comprehensive range of products, systems and services that increase energy efficiency, reliability and productivity for our industrial, utility and infrastructure customers.

ABB Ltd. is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Västerås, Sweden, and Zürich, Switzerland. The company was formed in 1988 when Sweden's Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget and Switzerland's Brown, Boveri & Cie merged to create Asea Brown Boveri, later simplified to the initials ABB.