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.
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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.
Zero rotor defects
Over the years, The Switch has passed the thousand mark in the production of the unique solid rotor motors – with zero rotor defects!
New marine test station ready
The Switch had the first run of its new Poseidon Drives test station in Stord. This was also a great opportunity to do a 100% production test for two EBLs to be delivered to Teekay.
Musings on Monaco
The Monaco Yacht Show 2019 brought together a growing number of floating superyachts, exhibitors and visitors.
Here are three main observations.
Prestigious visitors tour the Lappeenranta factory
We had the honor of hosting very prestigious guests at out Lappeenranta factory. H.E. Ambassador Robert Frank Pence, the US Ambassador to Finland, visited the office and toured our factory as a part of Team Finland’s USA Road Show 2019.
Breezing through production
In 2018, the offshore wind market grew by 0.5% to 4.49 GW of new installations, and the total installed wind capacity saw an increase of 9.6% compared to the end of 2017. So, what kind of effect this had on our ongoing production efforts?
4,000th marine power module produced and tested in Norway
This June, marine power module number 4,000 was successfully produced and tested in Stord, Norway. It is now ready for delivery to the vessel with a golden nameplate.
Large drive test center construction starts in Lappeenranta, Finland
Construction of the large drive test center has now begun in Lappeenranta, Finland. The new test center will primarily be used for the testing of large drives and product development.