YASKAWA Electric Corporation

YASKAWA Electric Corporation operates globally, specializing in motion control, robotics, and advanced system engineering. The company produces and supplies a diverse range of AC drives, including general-purpose, specialized, and system-specific models, along with regenerative energy-saving units and PM motors. These critical components are utilized across various sectors, from household appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators to essential social infrastructures like elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps. They also power machinery in industrial settings, including printing, textile, and rubber manufacturing plants. In the motion control domain, YASKAWA offers an extensive portfolio comprising rotary and direct-drive servo motors, linear motors/sliders, sophisticated machine controllers, precise positioning sensor encoders, and powerful servo amplifiers. These products are integral to industrial robots, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, machine tools, flat panel display production lines, and metalworking machinery. YASKAWA is also a leading developer of industrial robots, providing a wide array of models for tasks such as arc and spot welding, handling, assembly, collaborative operations, biomedical applications, palletizing, press handling, sealing, cutting, laser machining, deburring, painting, and the precise transfer of glass substrates and semiconductor wafers. Furthermore, the company delivers essential industrial system electrical products, which include medium-voltage and system-use AC drives and controllers. These are crucial for heavy industry applications like iron and steel production, water and wastewater treatment facilities, crane operations, and manufacturing processes within the paper, film, port cargo handling, fiber, and printing sectors. Committed to sustainable energy, YASKAWA manufactures equipment for both energy conservation and generation. This includes PV inverters, systems designed for large wind turbines, control equipment for small-scale power generation, and motor drive systems, all supporting applications in photovoltaic energy, large and small-scale wind power, and electric vehicles. Founded in 1915, YASKAWA Electric Corporation is headquartered in Kitakyushu, Japan.