YASKAWA Electric Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1915	Daigorou Yasukawa, with the cooperation of his elder brothers, has established the YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP. office in Kurosaki, Kitakyushu City.
1935	The company delivered synchronous motors 4,000HP 250rpm for rolling machines to Yahata Steel Plants, an iron manufacturer in Japan.
1958	The company introduced the Minertia motor, which boosted the control ability of replies that speed a hundred times the response speed of a conventional model.
2012	Yaskawa advanced into the field of robotic human assistance and practiced the application of rehabilitation equipment developed in cooperation with medical institutions.
2019	Yaskawa opened its new robot production facility with the European Robotics Development Centre at KoÄevje/Slovenia.
2020	Yaskawa launched MOTOMAN-GP300R (Payload capacity: 300 kg, Maximum reach: 3220 mm), a new multi-purpose robot in the MOTOMAN-GP series.
2021	The company launched AC servo drives Σ-X Series, the successor to the reputed Σ-7 Series, to enhance customers' added value with the industry’s best motion performance and digital data solutions.
2022	The company opened its new Robotics Technology Center in a central industrial park in Istanbul, Turkey. This park displays machines and operates a system that allows customers to conduct sample tests using workpieces.
2023	Yaskawa launched its first adaptive robot, the MOTOMAN NEXT series, an open platform for automation that aims to solve social issues with robots.
2024	Yaskawa partnered with Astellas Pharma Inc. to develop an advanced cell therapy platform by integrating robotics and pharmaceutical technologies.
	Yaskawa launched the “i³-Mechatronics” solution concept, which adds digital data management to automation solutions to realize the new industrial automation revolution outlined in Vision 2025.