Yaskawa Electric Corporation
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The is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manufacturer of servo
Servomechanism
thumb|right|200px|Industrial servomotorThe grey/green cylinder is the [[Brush |brush-type]] [[DC motor]]. The black section at the bottom contains the [[Epicyclic gearing|planetary]] [[Reduction drive|reduction gear]], and the black object on top of the motor is the optical [[rotary encoder]] for...
s, machine controllers, AC Motor drives, switch
Switch
In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another....
es and robots.
Their Motoman
Motoman
Motoman Inc. is an American subsidiary of the Japanese company Yaskawa Electric Corporation.Motoman produces robotic automation for industry and robotic applications, including arc welding, assembly, clean room, coating, dispensing, material cutting , materials handling, materials removal, and spot...
robots are heavy duty industrial robots used for example in car manufacturing.
The company was founded in 1915, and its head office is located in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai.- Demographics :Kitakyūshū has a population of just under one million...
, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
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Yaskawa applied for a trademark on the term "Mechatronics
Mechatronics
Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, control engineering, and systems design engineering in order to design, and manufacture useful products. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering, that is...
" in 1969, it was approved in 1972.http://www.yaskawa.co.jp/en/company/rekisi.htm
Subsidiaries
- Americas: Yaskawa America, Inc and Motoman Inc.
- Europe, Africa, Middle-East: Yaskawa Europe GmbH and Motoman Robotics Europe AB