Yaskawa Electric Corporation - 6506- Profile

Yaskawa Electric Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to manufacture motion control equipment, robotics automation and system engineering products. The operations are carried out through the following sectors: Motion control; Robotics automation; Systems engineering; Information and Other. The Motion control division deals with high-speed motors, AC and DC servomotors, motion controllers, FA controllers, Vision sensors and OA servomotors. The Robotics automation division is involved in the production of industrial robots, clean robots, vacuum robots and live-line maintenance robots. The System engineering activities involve production of industrial electric control systems, water supply and sewage plant facilities, circuit breakers and high voltage switchgears. Motion control acctd for 41% of fis 2006 revs; robotics automation, 35%; systems engineering, 13%; information, 8% & other, 3%