Hillcrest advances Lenze partnership as ZVS Inverter technology moves toward commercial evaluation

Hillcrest Energy Technologies CEO Don Currie joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a new Letter of Intent from Lenze SE, a major European manufacturer of industrial drive and automation systems, marking another step forward in the commercial evaluation of Hillcrest’s proprietary Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) technology. Currie said the LOI confirms Lenze’s intention to continue evaluating Hillcrest’s ZVS technology for potential integration into its high-power inverter product lines. The next phase of work is expected to focus on assessing commercial viability and defining the potential framework for a future partnership. Lenze is a privately held, family-owned company based in Aerzen, Germany, with more than 70 years of experience in industrial drive systems and automation. The company serves customers across sectors including conveyor and material handling, packaging machinery, robotics, automotive assembly, and industrial automation, providing drive controllers, servo ...