Large Drive Test Center is moving ahead. The latest step has been to complete the special heavy-duty floor. With its unique construction, the floor can hold the weight up to 80 tons, and will weigh approximately 1 million kg.
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Changing the world, together
Asbjørn Halsebakke of Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch shares his opinion about climate change with Malcolm Latarch of ShipInsight.
New energy storage solution has huge potential
Peter Stolpe from Vaasa Insider takes a look at an exciting new technology for energy storage.
Taking precautions
Due to the situation with the coronavirus, we will be having as many employees as possible working remotely. However, we do not foresee any major bottlenecks in our delivery capability.
Milligram accuracy in turbo machine balancing
Yaskawa Environmental Energy has invested in a rotor balancing machine for our factory in Lappeenranta. The new machine helps us meet tougher quality regulations for our customers by finding the perfect balance for their rotor.
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.
Innovative testing center in Norway
Paul Atherton, General Manager at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch Norway, introduces our innovative testing and verification center for marine.
Driving energy efficiency for newbuild Donsötank tankers
Swedish shipowner Rederi AB Donsötank has chosen the WE Drive™ variable frequency drive and The Switch PM shaft generators for significant efficiency gains, lower emissions and decreased costs for its two advanced ice-class 1A tankers.
The Switch EBL shortlisted for Environmental Award
After being successfully used on the North Sea Giant vessel, the Annual Offshore Support Journal has shortlisted The Switch EBL for its Environmental Award 2020.
Gift of giving
This year’s employee holiday present is the gift of giving. Each employee in Finland got to choose whether to donate his or her share to The Finnish Association for Nature or Hope ry.
Vision becomes reality with new testing facility
We are putting the finishing touches to a unique facility in Lappeenranta, enabling the testing and production of a new breed of large multi-megawatt-class drives for customers in the wind, marine and turbo industries.
Consolidating relationship with Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
The Switch and LUT have signed a Key Account agreement to strengthen cooperation and formalize the partnership the two organizations have enjoyed for nearly two decades.