Overview
More than 100 years committed to technical progress has made us the leading manufacturer in the fields of variable AC drives, servo drives, control technology and robotics.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Your First Choice for Automation
Yaskawa Electric is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the fields of drive technology, industrial automation and robotics. Founded in 1915 and based in Kitakyushu, Japan, we see ourselves as a pioneer in these sectors, always striving to optimize the productivity and efficiency of machines and industrial systems with our innovations.
Facts & Figures
14,500
Employees worldwide
27 M
AC Drives installed
18 M
Servo Drives installed
430,000
Robots installed
60
Offices worldwide
2.2 M
AC Drives annually
2.2 M
Servo Drives annually
48,000
Robots annually
For over 100 years now, our products and solutions have been supporting automation in a wide variety of industrial processes including mining, mechanical engineering and toolmaking, as well as automotive, packaging, wood processing, lift, textile and semiconductor industries.
The activities of Yaskawa Electric are divided into 4 main areas:
Motion Control (AC drives, servo drives, servomotors, machine controllers), Robotics (industrial robots, service robots, robot systems), System Engineering (generators and converters) and Information Technology (software, information processing).
You can find out more about Yaskawa Electric on our global Yaskawa site.