Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch is currently ramping up production in its Lappeenranta factory for the world’s largest direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator (PMSG). The first order for 16 machines, each with a power output of over 4 MW, will be installed in next-generation dry cargo container vessels. The design of this giant PMM2000M…
What does the future hold for electrification of the marine industry? A review of the past year’s trends shows a clear movement toward electrification. Green transition gathering speed The transition to using sustainable solutions in the marine market has clearly been on the industry agenda over the past year. And what’s more, our conversations with…
This article was published before The Switch became part of BEMAC Group in 2024. For current company information, visit our About us page. Marine electric drive train specialist Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch inks five-year global sourcing agreement with ABB Marine & Ports in Shanghai for its next-generation PMM2000M permanent magnet machines to be…
This article was published before The Switch became part of BEMAC Group in 2024. For current company information, visit our About us page. Dear friends! As of March 1, 2018, the start of our new fiscal year, we became Yaskawa Environmental Energy Division with global responsibility in our selected areas of wind, marine and turbo/industry…
As part of the long-term strategy of Yaskawa Corporation, The Switch will become Yaskawa European’s Environmental Energy Division.
Yaskawa a world leader in motion control and robotics, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch.