In October, The Switch was one of the companies to participate in Hanken Helsinki’s AIM2Flourish, a global student-led discovery of business for good program. Teemu Heikkilä, Product Line Director, Power Electronics, at The Switch, was one of the business leaders chosen by a group of Hanken students to explain about what The Switch does and…
The Switch joined forces with BEMAC Corporation at this year’s SMM in Hamburg from September 3–6, 2024, to present the company’s extended range of solutions for the maritime industry. Asbjørn Halsebakke, Senior Manager, Marine Concepts at The Switch, presented the company’s power electronics product range, while Markus Silventoinen presented The Switch permanent magnet machines for…
Imagine this: Your vessel is out at sea, and suddenly, you encounter a critical issue in your electricity distribution system. Wouldn’t it be reassuring to know that you have exactly what you need on hand to get back on course without delay? At The Switch, we’re committed to ensuring that long after our products have been…
At this year’s Sea Japan 2024 exhibition in early April, our new majority shareholder BEMAC introduced The Switch to the greater Japanese shipping industry. Sea Japan is one of the key maritime exhibitions worldwide. This high-level international conference and exhibition takes place every other year and showcases the very latest marine advancements in fuel efficiency,…
In 2020, we launched our SRS standalone high-speed machine and the “no gear” marketing campaign. We wanted to show customers who need high rotational speed that we provide an attractive possibility to remove the complicated, low-efficiency and expensive mechanical gear from their systems. Now in 2023, there seems to be push for even further with…
In this webinar, you will learn the key features and applications of direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generators.Our presenters go through the advantages of permanent magnet technology and discuss how you can put this to work for you in your vessels. For more information, please contact Juha Tennivaara at [email protected]. The information provided in this webinar…
In this presentation, Ville Parpala and José Gálvez discover how you can reach greater savings, access zero-emission areas and increase the comfort on a superyacht or an arctic explorer. José also presents some proven ideas for using power electronics in a smarter way. Our experts cover the following topics: • Save weight and space by…
If you are interested in learning more about the green electrification and hydrogen economy, this is your chance. On Monday, September 13, Mikko Lönnberg presented our company’s view of the future of electrification in marine-based applications that are also suitable for land. He also joined the panel discussion later in the afternoon. The main objective…
Electric & Hybrid Marine Virtual ‘Live’ Asbjørn Halsebakke from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch highlights the trending developments in marine power electronics. This includes looking into how to tackle the challenges when electrifying large-scale projects in marine, such as hybrid or fully electric vessels where redundancy and safety must be the greatest…
Opportunities and Challenges – Organized by Marine Link The rapid development of the offshore wind industry is driving the need for next-generation purpose-built construction assets. New-generation vessels need to be built to accommodate the latest technical requirements for efficient offshore construction and at the same time become more environmentally friendly. Listen to Asbjørn Halsebakke, Manager,…
Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo USA & Canada Virtual ‘Live’ Asbjørn Halsebakke, Manager, Technical Solutions at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, presented new concepts for powering electric vessels and his views of how the world can become a better place to pass on to future generations. How are we prepared for the future? How are…
The Switch single drives With over 1,500 rugged marine-specific drives now in operation, The Switch single drive has been thoroughly certified and proven in all types of challenging AC power distribution applications. Propulsion Drive to connect electric propulsion or other motor to AC system. Both passive and active rectifier available.Support for tandem configuration. Power range…