Voith successfully commissions the first two VECO-Drives
  • The two VECO-Drives have been running successfully for more than 6,000 operating hours, after being installed in February.
  • The customer, Guangzhou China Resources Thermal Power Co, Ltd., is particularly impressed by the increased efficiency.
  • Efficiency can be improved significantly compared to the replaced variable speed solution and reaches approx. 97 percent.
Epiroc interim report Q2 2020

Orders received decreased 23% to MSEK 8 105 (10 553), organic decline of 17%
Revenues decreased 20% to MSEK 8 458 (10 626), organic decline of 15%
Operating profit was MSEK 1 418 (2 263), including items affecting comparability of
MSEK -165 (‑39)*
Operating margin was 16.8% (21.3). Adjusted operating margin was 18.7% (21.7)*
Basic earnings per share were SEK 0.85 (1.40)
Operating cash flow of MSEK 1 963 (1 506)

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