Compagnia Generale di Elettricità
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The Compagnia Generale di Elettricità S.p.A. (General Electric Power Company) was Italian joint-stock company founded in 1921 in Milan
. The company was widely know in Italy as simple acronym CGE, it was primarily owned and managed by General Electric
USA.
CGE manufactured electrical applications, simple high voltage transformers, generators
, powerplants and engines for train
s and trolleybus
es in particular.
It manufactured a certain number of its products for the European market. In the transport sector, CGE was well-known for its electric components that equipped many rolling stocks,
trolley buses, railway and locomotive applications. During its active period, CGE competed against two Italian companies: Ansaldo
and "Italian Tecnomasio Brown Boveri" (TIBB).
The company was later the EMC Traction Operating Unit of Ansaldo Transmissione e Distribuzione S.r.l. and was acquired by IMPulse NC, INC. in 2000.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. The company was widely know in Italy as simple acronym CGE, it was primarily owned and managed by General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
USA.
CGE manufactured electrical applications, simple high voltage transformers, generators
Electrical generator
In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge to flow through an external electrical circuit. It is analogous to a water pump, which causes water to flow...
, powerplants and engines for train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
s and trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
es in particular.
It manufactured a certain number of its products for the European market. In the transport sector, CGE was well-known for its electric components that equipped many rolling stocks,
trolley buses, railway and locomotive applications. During its active period, CGE competed against two Italian companies: Ansaldo
Gio. Ansaldo & C.
Ansaldo was one of Italy's oldest and most important engineering companies, existing for 140 years from 1853 to 1993.-From foundation to World War I:...
and "Italian Tecnomasio Brown Boveri" (TIBB).
The company was later the EMC Traction Operating Unit of Ansaldo Transmissione e Distribuzione S.r.l. and was acquired by IMPulse NC, INC. in 2000.