Editing ABB (section)

==Legacy brands==
===Bailey Controls===
Founded in 1916 by [[Ervin G. Bailey]], Bailey Controls developed the world's first steam boiler meter before becoming an industry leader in control and instrumentation of automated processes.<ref name="E&B"/> In 1989 the company merged with the Italian Elsag Group which also produced automation control and instrumentation devices.<ref name="E&B"/> Elsag Bailey Process Automation would be acquired by ABB in 1999.<ref name="E&B">{{cite web |title=Bailey Controls |url=https://global.abb/group/en/about/history/heritage-brands/bailey-controls |website=ABB |access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>

===Fischer & Porter===
The Fischer & Porter Company was founded in 1937 being an industry leader in [[Piping and instrumentation diagram|process instrumentation]] producing an industry-leading range of flow measurement products, along with devices to measure, indicate, and control other process variables including pressure (most famously the [[Fisher-Porter tube]]), temperature, level, and more.<ref name="F&P">{{cite web |title=Fischer & Porter |url=https://global.abb/group/en/about/history/heritage-brands/fischer-porter |website=global.abb |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> In 1994 Fischer & Porter was acquired by Elsag Bailey Process Automation, which in turn was acquired by ABB in 1999.<ref name="F&P"/>