Editorial

Dear Onload Readers, 

The year 2026 promis­es to be full of chal­lenges. Despite geopo­lit­i­cal ten­sions, the ener­gy tran­si­tion and the elec­trifi­ca­tion of ener­gy appli­ca­tions

con­tin­ue to advance glob­al­ly. And Rein­hausen has a mile­stone birth­day com­ing up: 100 years ago, the tap chang­er with the high-speed resis­tance switch­ing prin­ci­ple was patented–a deci­sive mile­stone in our com­pa­ny’s his­to­ry.

Our suc­cess and growth in recent years are based on con­tin­u­ous inno­va­tion, which has enabled us to main­tain our posi­tion as the glob­al mar­ket leader. 25 years ago, we intro­duced low-main­te­nance vac­u­um switch­ing tech­nol­o­gy, which now dom­i­nates the mar­ket. For 10 years, ECOTAP^® VPD^® has been meet­ing the grow­ing demand for volt­age sta­bi­liza­tion in dis­tri­b­u­tion net­works. In this issue, you will learn how the switch can be used to opti­mize the oper­a­tion and effi­cien­cy of pho­to­volta­ic sys­tems and what role this solu­tion plays in ensur­ing secu­ri­ty of sup­ply in hos­pi­tals.

With the VACUTAP^® VI, we are once again expand­ing our port­fo­lio with an inno­v­a­tive tap chang­er that focus­es on sus­tain­abil­i­ty and low resource con­sump­tion. We also con­tribute to volt­age sta­bil­i­ty beyond tap chang­ers. For exam­ple, with our GRIDCON^® STATCOM MMC, which requires a remark­ably small space..

Our plant expan­sions in Regens­burg, Suzhou (Chi­na), Hum­boldt (USA), and at our sub­sidiary HIGHVOLT in Dres­den are also note­wor­thy. With record invest­ments, we are sig­nifi­cant­ly expand­ing capac­i­ties, reduc­ing our deliv­ery times, and thus stay­ing ahead of the wave of ris­ing demand.

Stay con­nect­ed with us, and I hope you enjoy read­ing this issue.

Yours sin­cere­ly,

Wil­fried Breuer