electrical-engineering

ZURICH — Swiss electrical-engineering company ABB Ltd. on Thursday reported a 25.1% drop in third-quarter net profit but said it was confident it will benefit from a sustained economic recovery.

ABB's Profit Slumps Goran Mijuk 2010

ZURICH – ABB Ltd. Wednesday said it had won a contract worth $900 million to help build an electricity highway more than 1,700 kilometers long in India, reflecting the unabated demand for power in emerging markets that has been a boon to the Swiss electrical-engineering giant during the economic crisis.

ABB Wins Contract to Build Indian Power Highway Goran Mijuk 2011

PARIS—-French electrical-engineering and power-management company Schneider Electric SA said Wednesday it plans to buy software company Telvent GIT SA, yet another move in its strategy of specializing in handling and optimizing networks such as electric grids in emerging markets.

Schneider Bids for Software Firm Inti Landauro 2011

*** Engineering ABB, the Swiss electrical-engineering company, reported a 25.1% drop in third-quarter net profit to $774 million but said it was confident it will benefit from a sustained economic recovery.

Business Watch 2010

Industry group Swissmem, which unites more than 1,000 companies in the Swiss machinery and electrical-engineering industry, said the government decision "is questionable as there is no viable alternative to nuclear energy."

Swiss Move to End Nuclear Era Goran Mijuk 2011

The judge in a South London court surprised the public gallery on Thursday when he issued a sentence to Nicolas Robinson, a skinny electrical-engineering student who was arrested during Britain's riots this week.

Judges Give Harsh Sentences to Offenders, Citing Public Disorder Paul Sonne 2011

But many fret over studies like one commissioned by Germany's Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies estimating the country is already turning out 3,000 fewer electrical-engineering graduates needed for German R&D in technologies such as smart grids and electric cars.

Exodus of Skilled Labor Saps Germany Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

Mr. Hagale, a former Boy Scout with an electrical-engineering background, said he loved making fires when he was growing up.

Melons Bursting in Air Rachel Emma Silverman 2011

"I spend my time on the plane," says the 48-year-old chief executive of French electrical-engineering and power-management company Schneider Electric SA.

Circle of Energy Efficiency Inti Landauro 2011

PARIS—-French electrical-engineering and power-management company Schneider Electric SA said Wednesday it plans to buy software company Telvent GIT SA, yet another move in its strategy of specializing in handling and optimizing networks such as electric grids in emerging markets.

Schneider Bids for Software Firm Inti Landauro 2011