Danfoss Drives aims to be the world number one
22 December 2015 One year after Danfoss’ takeover of the Finnish drives-maker Vacon, the leaders of the the merged business have been talking about their plans for the… Read More
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Martin will drive Danfoss’ integration with Vacon in the UK
6 July 2015 John Martin, sales director for Danfoss’ drives business in the UK, has been appointed country manager of Danfoss Drives UK, the new business that combines… Read More
Merged Danfoss-Vacon business sets its sights on ABB
7 May 2015 The newly-combined Danfoss and Vacon drives business has set its sights on overtaking ABB to become the leader of the global drives market. Speaking at… Read More
Okkonen succeeds Takhar as MD of Vacon UK
8 January 2015 Timo Okkonen has been appointed managing director of Vacon UK, succeeding Stephen Takhar, who is stepping down after running the business for more than 15… Read More
Danfoss launches €1bn bid for Finnish drives-maker Vacon
12 September 2014 UPDATED: Danfoss has launched a bid to buy the Finnish drives-maker Vacon in a cash deal offering €34 for each Vacon share and valuing the… Read More
AC systems drives are based on standardised modules
16 January 2014 The Finnish drives-maker Vacon has announced a range of AC system drives that will allow systems integrators to offer their customers in heavy industries a… Read More
Obama announces $140m power semiconductor hub
16 January 2014 President Barack Obama has announced the creation of a $140m institute that will work on next-generation power electronics with the aim of strengthening the US… Read More
Vacon expands into medium-voltage drives market
3 December 2013 The Finnish drives-maker Vacon is entering the medium-voltage and systems drives markets for the first time, as part of a plan to achieve an average… Read More
Energy efficiency of motor-driven systems
2 July 2013 Michael Björkman, technical marketing director for the Finnish drives-maker Vacon, has produced a White Paper that examines the energy efficiency of motor-driven systems with particular… Read More
Vacon drives ‘saved a day of global electricity output in 2012’
17 June 2013 The Finnish drives-maker Vacon estimates that its AC drives products saved their users about 50TWh last year – the equivalent of 20 hours of global… Read More
