Our fiscal year is not the calendar year. Instead, it runs from March 1 through the end of February, as is typical for many Japanese companies. The Japanese new year starts with the blossoming of cherry trees. Similarly, our business has been flourishing, too. Our revenue has grown and our profitability improved during the past fiscal year.
The global maritime industry is now on the threshold of a committed move towards renewable energy, with hydrogen as the potential acid test in the shift away from fossil fuels.
In October, we successfully signed our first turbo motor order in China with Binzhou Dongrui Machinery and recently received confirmation on the first installment.
Shipowners striving for growth need technology that can enable their vessels to pollute less while improve overall performance and save costs. Now, there’s an answer − an electric propulsion system with a permanent magnet machine.
As part of the long-term strategy of Yaskawa Corporation, The Switch will become Yaskawa European’s Environmental Energy Division.
Our mission Our vision Our values We are the forerunners of new energy. We are all individuals with our own special experience, knowledge and expertise. Together we are The Switch. Our values serve as a compass for our actions and describe how we behave in the world. The Switch ESG report
The Switch moved its test bench for PMM 1000 shaft generators from its Vaasa location to Lappeenranta.
With Yaskawa, Vipa, Profichip and ZF Italia, The Switch participated at SPS IPC Drives 2017, the biggest industrial automation fair in Italy, presenting its complete turbo drive package.
September 7, 2015 – Junji Tsuda, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Yaskawa, and Manfred Stern, President and CEO of Yaskawa Europe GmbH, came to Finland to visit The Switch both at its Vaasa facility and new Helsinki office. During the visit, J. Tsuda presented his thoughts to The Switch: Yaskawa Group and The Switch have…
The Switch participated at the new leading wind power exhibition called WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 from September 23 – 26.
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.
As an investor in renewable energy, you most likely consider return on investment (ROI) to be a key metric when assessing investments in areas such as wind power. Without a doubt, this can be crucial.