{"id":16586,"date":"2026-07-10T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/de\/?p=16586"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:03:50","slug":"products-and-services-that-help-you-overcome-the-challenges-of-the-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/07-2026\/products-and-services-that-help-you-overcome-the-challenges-of-the-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe are paving the way toward an all-electric society\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The energy technology sector is going through exciting times, and 100 years after the invention of the high-speed resistor-type tap-changer, we are at a systemic turning point. How would you summarize the current challenges?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Manuel Sojer<\/strong>: The indus\u00adtry hasn\u2019t been this excit\u00ading in the last 100 years, and we are in a sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion sim\u00adi\u00adlar to that of 1926. The grids must be expand\u00aded to ensure greater sta\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty, but for the tran\u00adsi\u00adtion to an all-elec\u00adtric soci\u00adety to suc\u00adceed, we need inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive solu\u00adtions, the smart use of data, and close col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with\u00adin the ecosys\u00adtem \u2013 both in tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy and in process logis\u00adtics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>J\u00fcr\u00adgen Ach:<\/strong> At the same time, the exist\u00ading elec\u00adtri\u00adcal infra\u00adstruc\u00adture is aging. In addi\u00adtion to the nec\u00ades\u00adsary grid expan\u00adsion, the indus\u00adtry is under\u00adgo\u00ading a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive renew\u00adal cycle of its tech\u00adni\u00adcal infra\u00adstruc\u00adture for the first time. Exist\u00ading facil\u00adi\u00adties must be grad\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly replaced where nec\u00ades\u00adsary or intel\u00adli\u00adgent\u00adly main\u00adtained and kept in use for as long as pos\u00adsi\u00adble. At the same time, the indus\u00adtry is fac\u00ading a pro\u00adfound gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtional shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you intend to support your customers in light of these dynamics?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Sojer: <\/strong>Essen\u00adtial\u00adly, there are two key points. First, com\u00adpli\u00adance with grid codes, i.e. grid con\u00adnec\u00adtion require\u00adments. Whether you want to con\u00adnect pow\u00ader gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors such as PV parks or wind tur\u00adbines, or large con\u00adsumers such as data cen\u00adters or elec\u00adtrolyz\u00aders to the grid, you must always meet the grid con\u00adnec\u00adtion require\u00adments. And these are becom\u00ading increas\u00ading\u00adly com\u00adplex because the grids them\u00adselves are also becom\u00ading more com\u00adplex. We sup\u00adport our cus\u00adtomers in meet\u00ading these require\u00adments, for exam\u00adple, with reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adtion, volt\u00adage sta\u00adbi\u00adliza\u00adtion, and fil\u00adters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>The sec\u00adond point con\u00adcerns the oper\u00ada\u00adtion of our cus\u00adtomers\u2019 equip\u00adment which must be man\u00adaged effi\u00adcient\u00adly and safe\u00adly through\u00adout its entire life\u00adcy\u00adcle. Against the back\u00addrop of rapid\u00adly expand\u00ading yet aging infra\u00adstruc\u00adture and a shrink\u00ading pool of expe\u00adri\u00adence, oper\u00ada\u00adtional deci\u00adsions must there\u00adfore be increas\u00ading\u00adly sys\u00adtem\u00adatized and ground\u00aded on a robust foun\u00adda\u00adtion. This is pre\u00adcise\u00adly where we come in: We pro\u00advide trans\u00adparen\u00adcy regard\u00ading the con\u00addi\u00adtion of equip\u00adment and make rel\u00ade\u00advant infor\u00adma\u00adtion for con\u00adtin\u00adued oper\u00ada\u00adtion, main\u00adte\u00adnance, or replace\u00adment avail\u00adable in a struc\u00adtured man\u00adner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large yellow-stripe is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the first time, the indus\u00adtry is under\u00adgo\u00ading a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive renew\u00adal cycle of its tech\u00adni\u00adcal infra\u00adstruc\u00adture.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>J\u00fcr\u00adgen Ach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-16591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach.webp 1500w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-540x720.webp 540w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-1080x1440.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s stick with primary technology for now. Can we expect any real innovations in this area in the future?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Dr. Sojer:<\/strong> <\/strong>Absolute\u00adly. Trans\u00adform\u00aders and tap chang\u00aders will con\u00adtin\u00adue to play a cen\u00adtral role in the ener\u00adgy sup\u00adply in the future. They are the best avail\u00adable tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy for solv\u00ading prob\u00adlems of sta\u00adt\u00adic volt\u00adage main\u00adte\u00adnance. As ener\u00adgy sys\u00adtems are trans\u00adformed, prob\u00adlems are con\u00adstant\u00adly increas\u00ading, and at the same time, this cre\u00adates oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for inno\u00adva\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me give you an exam\u00adple: With the ener\u00adgy tran\u00adsi\u00adtion and decen\u00adtral\u00adized feed-in, new volt\u00adage prob\u00adlems have arisen in dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion net\u00adworks. We are solv\u00ading these today with our tap chang\u00ader for local dis\u00adtri\u00adb\u00adu\u00adtion trans\u00adform\u00aders, the ECOTAP<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>VPD<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. And of course, the new VACUTAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> VI also comes into play here, enabling the cre\u00adation of more sus\u00adtain\u00adable trans\u00adform\u00aders with a small\u00ader foot\u00adprint. In addi\u00adtion, the VACUTAP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> VI is eas\u00adi\u00ader for trans\u00adformer man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00aders to install. We there\u00adfore make trans\u00adform\u00aders smarter to con\u00adtrol and enable broad\u00ader fields of appli\u00adca\u00adtion, such as for data cen\u00adters, wind farms, or elec\u00adtrolyz\u00aders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By always think\u00ading one step ahead regard\u00ading our tap chang\u00aders and their appli\u00adca\u00adtions, we help to effi\u00adcient\u00adly imple\u00adment the ener\u00adgy tran\u00adsi\u00adtion. When it comes to grid con\u00adnec\u00adtion con\u00addi\u00adtions in mod\u00adern grids, our pow\u00ader qual\u00adi\u00adty solu\u00adtions also come into play. In many places, the require\u00adments for reac\u00adtive pow\u00ader or har\u00admon\u00adics can\u00adnot be met with\u00adout pow\u00ader elec\u00adtron\u00adics solu\u00adtions. Third\u00adly, inno\u00adva\u00adtions arise from the com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of tap chang\u00aders and pow\u00ader elec\u00adtron\u00adics sys\u00adtems. Here, progress lies in the inter\u00adac\u00adtion of indi\u00advid\u00adual com\u00adpo\u00adnents with\u00adin a sys\u00adtem, which can, for exam\u00adple, sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly increase the yield of a PV park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This means you\u2019re dealing with an increasing number of players in the energy market. How is Reinhausen prepared for this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Dr. Sojer:<\/strong> <\/strong>Inno\u00adva\u00adtion can only arise through dia\u00adlogue with cus\u00adtomers. Many of our inno\u00adva\u00adtions have emerged from close col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with grid oper\u00ada\u00adtors and trans\u00adformer man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00aders. Today, this dia\u00adlogue is more impor\u00adtant than ever, because the ener\u00adgy sec\u00adtor has become sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly more com\u00adplex. From equip\u00adment man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00aders and grid oper\u00ada\u00adtors to project devel\u00adop\u00aders, plant oper\u00ada\u00adtors, con\u00adsumers, and investors, we must main\u00adtain a dia\u00adlogue with all stake\u00adhold\u00aders. After all, our tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy enables data cen\u00adters to oper\u00adate with fail-safe reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty and makes elec\u00adtrolyz\u00aders or wind farms more effi\u00adcient \u2013 and thus more prof\u00aditable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-16592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer.webp 1500w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-540x720.webp 540w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-1080x1440.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large yellow-stripe is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn-load tap-chang\u00aders will con\u00adtin\u00adue to play a cen\u00adtral role in ener\u00adgy sup\u00adply in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Dr. Manuel Sojer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mr. Ach, what is the situation in the area of asset management? Where do your customers feel the most pressure in that regard?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>The great\u00adest pres\u00adsure in asset man\u00adage\u00adment cur\u00adrent\u00adly stems from the ques\u00adtion of how oper\u00ada\u00adtors are deal\u00ading with grow\u00ading uncer\u00adtain\u00adty. Many of our cus\u00adtomers are fac\u00ading con\u00adcrete ques\u00adtions such as: Which assets are crit\u00adi\u00adcal? Where do risks arise? Which facil\u00adi\u00adties can I con\u00adtin\u00adue to oper\u00adate, and where do I need to invest? Espe\u00adcial\u00adly with aging fleets and lim\u00adit\u00aded resources, pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adti\u00adza\u00adtion becomes a cen\u00adtral chal\u00adlenge. The real pain point here is less the indi\u00advid\u00adual asset and more the lack of an overview of the fleet and its con\u00addi\u00adtion. This is pre\u00adcise\u00adly where a reli\u00adable, trans\u00adpar\u00adent basis for deci\u00adsion mak\u00ading is often miss\u00ading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you help your customers achieve the necessary transparency regarding the condition of their systems?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>The first step is inte\u00adgrat\u00ading the trans\u00adformer into a dig\u00adi\u00adtal sys\u00adtem envi\u00adron\u00adment. With our com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of mechan\u00adi\u00adcal acces\u00adsories, smart sen\u00adsors, field devices, and sec\u00adondary tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy, we inte\u00adgrate the equip\u00adment into a net\u00adworked sys\u00adtem. ETOS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, our Embed\u00added Trans\u00adformer Oper\u00adat\u00ading Sys\u00adtem, acts as a cen\u00adtral sys\u00adtem direct\u00adly on the trans\u00adformer. It col\u00adlects con\u00addi\u00adtion, oper\u00ada\u00adtional, and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal data, con\u00adsol\u00adi\u00addates it, and makes it avail\u00adable and ana\u00adlyz\u00adable local\u00adly. This makes a com\u00adplex piece of equip\u00adment sys\u00adtem\u00adat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly acces\u00adsi\u00adble: data is not only col\u00adlect\u00aded but also trans\u00adlat\u00aded into an oper\u00ada\u00adtional con\u00adtext \u2014 serv\u00ading as the basis for informed oper\u00ada\u00adtional deci\u00adsions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And once I have this transparency, how can I use it to make better decisions in asset management?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>Build\u00ading on this, we eval\u00adu\u00adate the exist\u00ading fleet togeth\u00ader with our cus\u00adtomers. As part of a struc\u00adtured assess\u00adment, we ana\u00adlyze the cur\u00adrent con\u00addi\u00adtion, risks, and areas for action. We then sup\u00adport our cus\u00adtomers in sys\u00adtem\u00adat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly devel\u00adop\u00ading their asset man\u00adage\u00adment fur\u00adther, from pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtiz\u00ading spe\u00adcif\u00adic mea\u00adsures through ques\u00adtions of con\u00adtin\u00adued oper\u00ada\u00adtion or replace\u00adment to medi\u00adum- and long-term bud\u00adget and invest\u00adment plan\u00adning. Depend\u00ading on the need, this takes the form of per\u00adson\u00adal con\u00adsult\u00ading, tar\u00adget\u00aded project sup\u00adport, or the step-by-step devel\u00adop\u00adment of an end-to- end process, for exam\u00adple based on our asset per\u00adfor\u00admance man\u00adage\u00adment solu\u00adtion TESSA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In your view, what is the key difference in approach if one wants to implement asset management effectively today?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>Many asset per\u00adfor\u00admance man\u00adage\u00adment approach\u00ades today are devel\u00adoped from a soft\u00adware or IT per\u00adspec\u00adtive. Our approach is dif\u00adfer\u00adent: We draw on our tech\u00adni\u00adcal and oper\u00ada\u00adtional expe\u00adri\u00adence with trans\u00adform\u00aders and sub\u00adsta\u00adtions. This enables us to think about asset man\u00adage\u00adment ver\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly \u2013 from mechan\u00adi\u00adcal com\u00adpo\u00adnents and sen\u00adsors through field devices and algo\u00adrithms to con\u00adtrol and automa\u00adtion func\u00adtions, as well as sup\u00adport for the asset man\u00adage\u00adment process. At the same time, this approach is delib\u00ader\u00adate\u00adly mod\u00adu\u00adlar and open end\u00aded. Sys\u00adtems can be inte\u00adgrat\u00aded with\u00adout pro\u00adpri\u00adetary lim\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtions and expand\u00aded step by step. In-depth domain knowl\u00adedge is cru\u00adcial here: it is the foun\u00adda\u00adtion for ensur\u00ading that dig\u00adi\u00adtal solu\u00adtions are actu\u00adal\u00adly usable and effec\u00adtive in oper\u00ada\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does this approach translate into tangible benefits for your customers in practice?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong> <\/strong>On request, we equip every tap chang\u00ader with ETOS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> as stan\u00addard. This turns trans\u00adform\u00aders into com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion-capa\u00adble, ana\u00adlyz\u00adable assets of mod\u00adern ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adtures. ETOS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> func\u00adtions as an intel\u00adli\u00adgent edge sys\u00adtem that aggre\u00adgates and pre-process\u00ades data, mak\u00ading it usable for asset man\u00adage\u00adment and con\u00adtrol sys\u00adtems. Thanks to its stan\u00addard\u00adized inter\u00adfaces and mod\u00adu\u00adlar archi\u00adtec\u00adture, cus\u00adtomers can get start\u00aded grad\u00adu\u00adal\u00adly and fur\u00adther devel\u00adop their sys\u00adtems in line with their require\u00adments. On this basis, the infor\u00adma\u00adtion gath\u00adered can be inte\u00adgrat\u00aded into high\u00ader-lev\u00adel asset man\u00adage\u00adment process\u00ades \u2013 from the eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion of indi\u00advid\u00adual assets to the sys\u00adtem\u00adat\u00adic con\u00adtrol of entire fleets. In addi\u00adtion to the tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy, we also sup\u00adport our cus\u00adtomers with analy\u00adsis, project imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion, and the estab\u00adlish\u00adment of cor\u00adre\u00adspond\u00ading process\u00ades. This cre\u00adates a com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive approach \u2013 from intel\u00adli\u00adgent assets to well-found\u00aded deci\u00adsion sup\u00adport in asset man\u00adage\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where does the<\/strong> future potential for in<strong>novation lie here?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Dr. Sojer:<\/strong><\/strong> Most mar\u00adket par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants have an enor\u00admous wealth of data at their dis\u00adpos\u00adal. Pow\u00ader trans\u00adform\u00aders, for exam\u00adple, have been in oper\u00ada\u00adtion for many decades. Over this time, oper\u00ada\u00adtors have accu\u00admu\u00adlat\u00aded vast amounts of data on paper or in Excel spread\u00adsheets. We need to find ways to turn this infor\u00adma\u00adtion into action\u00adable deci\u00adsions \u2013 ide\u00adal\u00adly start\u00ading tomor\u00adrow  \u2013 and to process it for appli\u00adca\u00adtions and improved process\u00ades. Data and smart algo\u00adrithms are the key to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ach:<\/strong><\/strong> In the field of sen\u00adsor tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy, we see a high lev\u00adel of tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal matu\u00adri\u00adty. New sen\u00adsors and detailed improve\u00adments are con\u00adstant\u00adly being added, mak\u00ading impor\u00adtant con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions. Today, how\u00adev\u00ader, the cen\u00adtral poten\u00adtial for inno\u00adva\u00adtion lies less in indi\u00advid\u00adual sen\u00adsor com\u00adpo\u00adnents than in the intel\u00adli\u00adgent inte\u00adgra\u00adtion of func\u00adtions and data across the board. Cru\u00adcial to this are robust algo\u00adrithms based on sol\u00adid, con\u00adsis\u00adtent data, as well as the devel\u00adop\u00adment of sim\u00adpli\u00adfied, semi-auto\u00admat\u00aded process\u00ades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is always to make the increas\u00ading sys\u00adtem com\u00adplex\u00adi\u00adty man\u00adage\u00adable for our cus\u00adtomers \u2013 not to increase it fur\u00adther. This requires a dis\u00adtrib\u00aduted sys\u00adtem of mod\u00adu\u00adlar units in the field. Togeth\u00ader, these pro\u00advide a con\u00adsis\u00adtent over\u00adall pic\u00adture and, at the same time, con\u00adcrete, sta\u00adtus-relat\u00aded infor\u00adma\u00adtion on each indi\u00advid\u00adual trans\u00adformer. Stan\u00addard\u00adized, easy-to-use inter\u00adfaces are nec\u00ades\u00adsary here that work just as well in the con\u00adtrol cen\u00adter as they do for ser\u00advice per\u00adson\u00adnel in the field, and make knowl\u00adedge avail\u00adable across the entire orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion \u2013 and that is pre\u00adcise\u00adly what dri\u00adves sus\u00adtain\u00adable inno\u00adva\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large yellow-stripe is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith our prod\u00aducts and solu\u00adtions, we aim to be pio\u00adneers in sus\u00adtain\u00adable ener\u00adgy sup\u00adply.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>J\u00fcr\u00adgen Ach &amp; Dr. Manuel Sojer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-16593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02.webp 1500w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02-540x720.webp 540w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr-Manuel-Sojer-Juergen-Ach_02-1080x1440.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do you see Reinhausen in 10 years?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Dr. Sojer:<\/strong><\/strong> We will then be in the final stages of the jour\u00adney toward cli\u00admate neu\u00adtral\u00adi\u00adty. Expe\u00adri\u00adence shows that this phase is the most chal\u00adleng\u00ading, as tech\u00adni\u00adcal, reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry, and oper\u00ada\u00adtional require\u00adments increas\u00ading\u00adly over\u00adlap. In this envi\u00adron\u00adment, we clear\u00adly see Rein\u00adhausen play\u00ading a dual role. We see our\u00adselves as a man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ader of inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive, high\u00adly reli\u00adable actu\u00ada\u00adtors \u2013 still tap chang\u00aders, but also oth\u00ader key com\u00adpo\u00adnents \u2013 that make a con\u00adcrete con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion to mas\u00adter\u00ading the phys\u00adi\u00adcal chal\u00adlenges of this phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ach: <\/strong>On the oth\u00ader hand, we see our\u00adselves as an inte\u00adgrat\u00aded part\u00adner that sup\u00adports its cus\u00adtomers in their process\u00ades beyond just prod\u00aducts \u2013 with sys\u00adtems, data-based func\u00adtions, and tar\u00adget\u00aded ser\u00advices that help reduce com\u00adplex\u00adi\u00adty and enable con\u00adfi\u00addent deci\u00adsions. The more inter\u00adcon\u00adnect\u00aded, dig\u00adi\u00adtal, and data dri\u00adven ener\u00adgy sys\u00adtems become, the less impor\u00adtant indi\u00advid\u00adual prod\u00aducts become \u2013 and the more impor\u00adtant the inter\u00adplay of tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy, data, and process\u00ades. We see Rein\u00adhausen posi\u00adtioned with\u00adin this inter\u00adplay even ten years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And when we look back in 100 years, what contribution should Reinhausen have made to the electrification of the world?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Dr. Sojer:<\/strong><\/strong> 100 years ago, Dr. Jansen and the Scheubeck broth\u00aders made it pos\u00adsi\u00adble for pow\u00ader grids to be built in the first place as we know them today. We want to car\u00adry this lega\u00adcy for\u00adward into the all alec\u00adtric soci\u00adety by using our prod\u00aducts and solu\u00adtions to pio\u00adneer a sus\u00adtain\u00adable ener\u00adgy sup\u00adply that is char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by both high sup\u00adply reli\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty and cost-effec\u00adtive\u00adness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mgznkr-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-16795\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02.webp 834w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Dr.-Manuel-Sojer-02-540x540.webp 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Manuel Sojer<\/strong> stud\u00adied in Ger\u00admany and the U.S. and sub\u00adse\u00adquent\u00adly earned his Ph.D. at the Tech\u00adni\u00adcal Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Munich at the inter\u00adsec\u00adtion of com\u00adput\u00ader sci\u00adence and eco\u00adnom\u00adics. He then worked for an Amer\u00adi\u00adcan strat\u00ade\u00adgy con\u00adsult\u00ading firm. In 2011, he joined Rein\u00adhausen, where he held var\u00adi\u00adous sales and tech\u00adni\u00adcal roles. Today, he leads Reinhausen\u2019s core busi\u00adness and will become a mem\u00adber of the Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Board in August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-02.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-16779\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-02.webp 400w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/MR-Reinhausen-Juergen-Ach-02-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>J\u00fcr\u00adgen Ach<\/strong> has been with Rein\u00adhausen for over 30 years. A state-cer\u00adti\u00adfied elec\u00adtri\u00adcal engi\u00adneer with a degree in mecha\u00adtron\u00adics, robot\u00adics, and automa\u00adtion engi\u00adneer\u00ading, he began his career in Regens\u00adburg in 1995. Since then, he has held var\u00adi\u00adous posi\u00adtions and has played a key role in advanc\u00ading Reinhausen\u2019s dig\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adiza\u00adtion solu\u00adtions. Today, as Direc\u00adtor of Automa\u00adtion, he heads the Automa\u00adtion Tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy divi\u00adsion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Manuel Sojer, Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Direc\u00adtor for the Core Busi\u00adness and, as of 1 August 2026, a mem\u00adber of the Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Board, and J\u00fcr\u00adgen Ach, Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Direc\u00adtor of Automa\u00adtion &amp; Dig\u00adi\u00adtal Solu\u00adtions, are two of the archi\u00adtects behind the prod\u00aducts and ser\u00advices that enable Rein\u00adhausen cus\u00adtomers to mas\u00adter the chal\u00adlenges of the ener\u00adgy tran\u00adsi\u00adtion. In this inter\u00adview, they explain how they are shap\u00ading the roadmap toward the future togeth\u00ader with cus\u00adtomers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":16772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-07-2026","category-onload"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16586"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17905,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16586\/revisions\/17905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onload.reinhausen.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}