1933 - The company removes a swastika from the logotype, due to the symbol's association with Nazi Germany.

ASEA was founded 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Stockholm as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. By a merging with Wennström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company (Wenströms & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag) the name was change to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ASEA for short.

1953 - ASEA creates the first industrial diamonds.

ABB Group

1889 - the partner Jonas Wenström creates 3-phased generators, engines and transformers.

Uno Lamm

Sigfrid Edström

1987 - Acquires Finnish Oy Strömberg Ab

1954 - HVDC Gotland project, first static high-voltage DC system

1988 - Merges with BBC Brown Boveri

ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss BBC Brown Boveri in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri. ASEA still exists, but only as a holding company owning 50% of ABB Group.