- CEO
- Masahiro Ogawa
- Full Time Employees
- 12,483
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Address
- 2-1 Kurosakishiroishi Kitakyushu FK Japan 806-0004
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- YASKAWA Electric Corporation (TSE: 6506), founded in 1915 and headquartered in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, manufactures and sells servo motors, AC drives, industrial robots, machine controllers, and systems engineering solutions; its core offerings span motion control products including high-performance vector control drives such as the A1000 series, matrix converters like the U1000 for regenerative and low-harmonics applications, Sigma-7 servo drives and motors, linear motors, direct drive motors, and MP3000 controllers; robotics solutions encompass industrial robots for arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, cutting, removal, packaging, palletizing, spot welding, SCARA robots, and collaborative robots including the dual-arm Maholo; system engineering covers generators, converters, and applications in steel plants, social infrastructure, environment and energy systems, power distribution equipment, and industrial electronics; additional products include energy-saving equipment, information technology software, and i3-Mechatronics solutions integrating digital data management. The company operates globally across 30 countries with production sites in 12 countries and 28 locations, serving industries such as automotive, semiconductor, machine tools, chemicals, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, solar, HVAC, mining, packaging, wood processing, textiles, and utilities. Recent developments include a March 2025 definitive agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc. to establish a joint venture for cell therapy manufacturing platforms using the Maholo robot, with operations set to launch in September 2025 and capital of $30 million (Astellas 60%, YASKAWA 40%); a June 2025 announcement of a $180 million investment by Yaskawa America Inc. to create over 700 jobs in Wisconsin, expanding robot and motion control manufacturing; a 2023 investment in Connected Robotics Inc. to innovate food industry robotics; and ongoing market expansions in Southeast Asia and India alongside new robotics product launches to boost market share.