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Committed to innovation
With a sustainable , innovative mission at its core , Yaskawa is growing its global reach
Yaskawa Electric Corporation ( Yaskawa ) is a Japanese robotics company , manufacturing servos , motion controllers , AC motor drives , switches , and industrial robots . Founded in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka , Japan , in 1915 , Yaskawa is a pioneer in motion control and drive technology , with product innovations that optimize the productivity and efficiency of both machines and systems .
After impressive advancements to its product portfolio throughout the 1960s , including the commercialization of its automatic equipment series such as MOTO fingers and arms , Yaskawa developed its first fully electric system , MOTOMAN-L10 , in 1977 . Now the company ’ s legendary product , this robot is the basis of its current industrial robots .
Throughout its history , Yaskawa ’ s products and solutions have helped to drive automation processes in many industries including mining , steel , machine tools , automotive , packaging , woodworking , textiles , and semiconductors . With expertise in flexible automation solutions across several industries , Yaskawa ’ s wide-ranging product portfolio enables customers to obtain everything from simple controller products to powerful systems from a single source , making the company an ideal partner for developing system solutions .
As one of the largest manufacturers of industrial robots , Yaskawa has over 500,000 robots installed across the globe . It provides application-based variants like welding , palletizing , painting , and handling , as well as robots specifically designed for laboratory or clean room environments . Driven by the vision of a smarter future , the business is on a mission to provide customers with advanced technologies that save time and energy , thus increasing industry performance and productivity .
With more than 100 years of technical progress , Yaskawa is not only a leading manufacturer of robots , but is also a leader in the fields of variable AC drives , servo drives , and control technology . Its extensive product portfolio ranges from three-phase induction motors to different asynchronous , synchronous , and servo motors .
At present , Yaskawa is focused on its i ³ - Mechatronics , a solution concept in response to trends in IoT and Industry 4.0 . The concept proposes that in addition to automating cells , digital data should be used to manage such tasks , enabling operational management via process data and numerical values , as opposed to expert knowledge .
The i ³ -Mechatronics connects factory cells and systems , including equipment and devices , by integrating , analysing , and utilizing data , which resolves business challenges by
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