First induction channel furnace (1.8t/300kW) built in Gysinge, Sweden.

Automatic casting on high-speed die-casting plant (DISAMATIC model) is introduced.

With 5x60t / 21MW capacity in mains frequency technology, the melting plant with the largest capacity is built at GM/Saginaw USA.

Thyristor inverter technology is implemented.

The first inductive heating plant for the forging industry is built.

The first tandem heating plant for Thyssen is built.

The world's largest heating plant with a throughput of 25 tons per hour is built.

First 4-strand heating plant built for Krupp Gerlach.

ASEA and BBC merge to form ABB.

The world's first melt processor is introduced.

High-performance furnaces from the new IFM range go into service at Mercedes Benz.

The TWIN-POWER® principle with the
continuous distribution of power for the continuous supply of iron is introduced.

The first 16MW inverter in the world is commissioned by Gnutti, Italy.

The first melting plant with IGBT inverter technology is commissioned at Bischofswerke Lüdinghausen, Germany.

The first heating system with IGBT technology & zone control is built and sets new standards in the forging industry.

ABP Induction is formed from ABB's 'Foundry' business unit.

16MW high-performance furnaces for steel go into service at NASCO in Saudi Arabia.

TISCO (Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.) placed the largest order in the company's history: 2 x 30t furnaces with 1 x 24MW, 6 x 65t furnaces with 3 x 42MW.

ABP builds the first cross-field heating plant with a total output of 36 MW.

ABP becomes part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Primetals Technologies group.

Participation in GIFA with a new strategic focus: Deglobalization, Decarbonization, Demographic Change, Digitalization.