ABB vs Powell
ABB and Powell are both placed on 3 of the same AI data center parts in this catalog, spanning layers 7, 9. ABB appears on 16 parts in total and Powell on 3.
At a glance
| ABB | Powell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | public | public |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland | not on file |
| Primary listing | ABBN.SW | POWL |
| Market cap | 122.5B CHF | 5.5B USD |
| Parts placed | 16 | 3 |
| Layers covered | 4 | 2 |
| Units / subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
| Seen in machines | 0 | 0 |
Market caps are a nightly snapshot in each listing's own currency, never converted.
What the shared parts are
- MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids — Medium-voltage switchgear packaged into pre-fabricated electrical houses (E-houses) or skids that distribute power across a campus and can be factory-built and shipped as modules.
- LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards — Low-voltage electrical distribution equipment — switchgear, switchboards, and panelboards — that receives power from MV/LV transformers and distributes it onward to busway, PDUs, and building loads.
- Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids — Factory-built modular data center units and prefabricated power and cooling skids that are assembled off-site and installed as complete, pre-integrated blocks.
The 3 parts both make
| Part | ABB | Powell |
|---|---|---|
| MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer disclosed |
| LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids Layer 9 — Building shell, site & construction | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
Only ABB
- Building management, controls, environmental sensors layer 6
- HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays layer 7
- MV/LV transformers layer 7
- Busway / busbar trunking layer 7
- Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS layer 7
- Circuit protection, fuses, surge, grounding layer 7
- UPS (static, modular, rotary/DRUPS) & UPS power semis layer 7
- Metering, power quality, monitoring layer 7
- 800 V DC architecture & solid-state transformers layer 7
- Fans and motors layer 6
- and 3 more on ABB's page.
Only Powell
Every part Powell is placed on is shared with the other company.
Questions
- Do ABB and Powell compete?
- In this catalog they are both placed on 3 of the same parts, across 2 layers: MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids, LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids. Sharing a part does not mean selling the same product to the same buyer, so read each row's product note.
- Which has more placements, ABB or Powell?
- ABB has 16 placements and Powell has 3. Placement counts reflect how thoroughly each company has been catalogued as well as its real breadth, so they are not a ranking.
Generated from the catalog's part-to-company table. Each placement is tagged disclosed, reported or inferred; see sources & method. Neither company is endorsed or ranked here.