Largest repeat order ever from long-term industrial customer
Finland-based Runtech Systems placed an order for 40 new high-speed solid rotor machines (SRM), which represents the largest industrial order ever for The Switch with these products.
The Switch signs new deal with PROKON and triples order backlog
The Switch received orders for key wind power components from PROKON of Germany. Together with repeat agreements from China, the total order value The Switch received during June is over EUR 100 million, resulting in the largest order backlog in the company’s history.
Order for 10 new PMM2000M shaft generators
The Switch has received a new order for 10 permanent magnet direct-drive PMM2000M shaft generators for 10,300 TEU dual-fuel container vessels. Delivery is expected in Q1 2026–Q1 2027. The PMM2000M is the largest frame size in the company’s portfolio of shaft generators. A key aspect in the design of the vessels is to use a…
New order for 4 DC-Hubs
In June 2024, The Switch received a new order to deliver DC-Hubs to 4 newbuild low-carbon, multipurpose vessels (MPV) for short-sea routes. The estimated date of delivery will be in Q4 of 2024 through Q2 of 2025. According to Juha Tennivaara, Vice President Sales at The Switch, this order helps the company strengthen its position…
Protection with ballast wall
Yaskawa Environmental Energy has invested in a new ballast wall to raise the level of safety of our employees when testing high-speed machines in the Lappeenranta factory.
Second order for Dong Fang; first collaboration with Moventas
The Switch has signed a new agreement with Dong Fang for a 3 MW drive train to be designed in collaboration with Finland-based Moventas, who will deliver the gear solution for the turbine. The aim is to optimize the entire package for Dong Fang to sell to the Chinese market. The new order comes right after the successful startup of The Switch 1.5 MW direct-driven generators.
The Switch’s new order intake approaches EUR 100 million for Q1 of 2010
With just over 3 GW of installed wind capacity in less than three years of operation, The Switch, a Finnish-based New Energy technology company, is now quickly approaching EUR 100 million in order intake for the first quarter of 2010.
The key to the company’s success has been in pioneering permanent magnet generator technology as its chosen strategic growth path and now by making this technology commercially viable for the leading global wind turbine manufacturers.
The Switch to deliver full-power converter to Water Wall Turbine
Based on The Switch’s know-how and experience of delivering converters that fulfill the strictest grid codes, Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) selected the company to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant.
The Switch received another order of PM shaft generators from WE Tech Solutions
The Switch received another order to deliver two PM shaft generators to WE Tech Solutions of Finland.
Moventas and The Switch to deliver first customer order for FusionDrive®
Moventas, one of the industry’s leading wind gear manufacturers, and The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, today announced they are delivering the first commercial order for FusionDrive®, the smartest gear and generator combination in the market.
The first delivery is going to Germany-based DeWind, one of the most experienced technology companies in the wind energy sector today and a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering co ltd.
All-time high order backlog
Dear friends, The first half of 2025 has been nothing short of exceptional. I’m proud to share that we’ve reached an all-time high order backlog – an achievement driven by a record-breaking order intake this spring. In just over five months, we’ve already secured more orders than in the full year of 2024. What makes…
Order received to hybridize vessel
The Switch single drives were selected in June 2024 as part of a solution to hybridize a nearly 100-meter LOA anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, originally built in the early 2010s. The drives will be used to connect batteries to the vessel’s AC switchboard, retrofitting the vessel for hybrid use. The delivery is expected…