When I visited China Wind Power 2018 a few weeks ago, I was pleased to see how the offshore wind business was taking off. Products are being developed in China for upcoming 8 to 10 MW turbines, and the technology of choice seems to be either direct-drive or medium-speed permanent magnet generators.
As part of the long-term strategy of Yaskawa Corporation, The Switch will become Yaskawa European’s Environmental Energy Division.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation is pushing ahead in the implementation of its ‘Vision 2025’ corporate goals. As part of this program, Yaskawa, together with startup companies, wants to establish new values for the development of society worldwide.
Yaskawa, a world leader in motion control and robotics, acquired The Switch to support both companies’ strategic objectives and strengthen their international presence.
During the summer, we got a glimpse of the great possibilities with our new owner Yaskawa. We aimed to co-juvenate The Switch with our customers and partners by leveraging our full potential in the industries where we are present. Today we are reflecting on the first results of the recent change.
Meet Yaskawa at Hannover Messe: Hall 17, Stand B50.
At the show, Yaskawa will present concrete solutions relating to the topic of “easy” automation.
Yaskawa Environmental Energy won ‘Engineering Team of the Year’ award at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam. The award was won for the company’s extraordinary achievement in the marine industry.
This year in many ways has been a year of harvesting. The Switch has been working systematically in volatile markets, but now the underlying hard work is paying off.
Reaching net zero by 2050 is perhaps the biggest challenge for humankind ever! Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has always been developing technologies and products that enable you, our customers, to provide solutions that contribute to the journey toward net zero.
Summer has come to Finland, with some of the warmest and sunniest days we’ve had for a few years. So we’re preparing to enjoy the abundant light and renew our energy, spending time to reflect on upcoming developments and our journey ahead.