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Part 2: What does it take to build a high-speed electric machine?
In Panu Hava’s previous blog, he discussed the latest technologies and trends in high-speed electric machines in today’s market. In this blog, I would like to describe how The Switch applies these innovations and organizes its processes to successfully build premium electric motors.
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Part 1: What does it take to build a high-speed electric machine?
In June, I had the opportunity to visit two trade fairs related to rotating machines and explore the options that are offered today by the market. Read more for a review of the market.
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From research to high-speed industrial applications – with The Switch-LUT collaboration
For this month’s industry blog, we sat down with three of our colleagues from LUT to explore our collaborative journey from initial research ideas to successful productization. Check out the interview below!
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Choosing between tilting pad and active magnetic bearings for direct-drive compressors
Did you know active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems are more energy efficient and have lower lifetime costs than tilting pad bearing systems? We at The Switch regularly evaluate bearing systems when we supply high-speed electric machines. Our customers are looking for a bearing system that will provide the load capacity and stability their high-speed direct-drive…
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The Switch: from just a good idea to today’s company
People always say that you have to look forward in order to succeed. Still, it’s sometimes good to look back as well to see where you’ve come from. Recently, I received a visit request from a group of people who wanted to know how The Switch got where we are today. So, I had to…
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Big effort to redefine rotating machinery
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…