#59 | Interview, Kimmo Rauma, VP Danfoss Editron

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Kimmo Rauma who was the founder and CEO of Visedo Oy now part of the Danfoss Editron group.Kimmo tells us about his personal journey, his early experience in business and how he came to set up Visedo and the early years and then the transition when Visedo was acquired by Danfoss in 2017.Ryan and Kimmo discuss some of the key electrification areas in the off-highway market, electrifying machines like stone crushers and forestry equipment. Kimmo encountered many challenges and difficulties in those early days engaging with the market and convincing customers why they should be looking to electrify their machines. Kimmo explains that he came to realise that there was more to the business case for electrification than fuel savings alone.Passenger cars often get the big headlines, but there are major advancements happening using electrification to improve the productivity and efficiency in off highway machinery. Machines that often work 7 days a week and in one year will operate for more hours than an electric car would in its entire life time. But understanding the nature of the challenge and the business case to make electrified machines a viable proposition is essential.Kimmo realised the electric motors low speed torque delivery and ability to manage transient load conditions better than a conventional diesel engine drive system was the key to unlocking huge benefits from improved control and productivity.Listen to this episode to learn more about Kimmo’s journey as an entrepreneur from pioneering start-up to major global corporation and find out more about the challenges and opportunities for electrification in the heavy duty vehicle and marine markets.Danfoss Editron - https://www.danfoss.com/en/about-danfoss/our-businesses/power-solutions/danfoss-editron/ Kimmo Rauma LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmorauma/Vacon Drives - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VaconSingapore harbour autonomous electric trucks project - https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/transport/psa-to-launch-tender-for-driverless-vehicles-this-year Electric ferry News 1 - https://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/02/20170202-visedo.html Electric ferry news 2 - https://www.greenport.com/news101/Products-and-Services/hybrid-electric-propulsion-system-to-reduce-ferry-emissions Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/eTech website - https://www.etech49.com Follow eTech49 on social media: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/etech49-limitedTwitter - https://twitter.com/acexryan

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