# Yaskawa invests millions in The Switch R&D and test center in Lappeenranta, Finland

Yaskawa Corporation is making a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen R&D capabilities and equip a new test center at The Switch factory in Lappeenranta, Finland, capable of testing advanced electrical drive trains up to 15 MW. The Switch will become Yaskawa's Environmental Energy Division.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-04-20
- Where: Lappeenranta, Finland
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 15 MW
- Products: electrical drive trains, converters, power modules, permanent magnet generators
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [The Switch](https://endata.com/companies/11130.md)
- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [theswitch.com](https://theswitch.com/2018/04/20/the-switch-becomes-yaskawas-environmental-energy-division/), 2018-04-20: "Yaskawa Corporation is making a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen the company's R&D capabilities and in new equipment at The Switch factory in Lappeenranta, Finland, which will serve as a test center for advanced drive trains up to 15 MW."

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