Yaskawa Electric Corporation

Name

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

Legal name

YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Website

https://yaskawa-global.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation & Robotics

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Motors & Generators (3621)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Motion Control Components (Servos, Drives, Motors, Encoders) (IMAHAHAG), Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

Keywords

• Industrial robotics
• Motion control
• Factory automation
• Servo motors
• AC drives

Headquarters

HQ city

Kitakyushu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Robots: Sale of MOTOMAN industrial robots including articulated, SCARA, parallel link, and collaborative robots for automotive, electronics, food, pharmaceutical, and logistics applications.
2. Motion Control Products: AC servo motors, AC drives/inverters, and machine controllers for industrial automation applications.
3. System Engineering Solutions: Integrated automation solutions and system engineering services for manufacturing facilities.
4. Environmental Energy Products: Solar PV inverters (through Solectria subsidiary), wind turbine components (through The Switch), and energy-saving solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yaskawa Electric Corporation manufactures and sells industrial automation products including MOTOMAN industrial robots (articulated, SCARA, collaborative, parallel link, and clean robots), AC servo motors and servo drives (Σ-X Series), AC drives/inverters (GA500, GA501, GA700, CR700, LA700), and machine controllers (MPX1000, iC9000, YRM-X). These products are unified under the i3-Mechatronics solution concept integrating mechatronics hardware with digital data management software (YASKAWA Cockpit) and AI analytics for smart factory automation.

Product overview

Yaskawa Electric Corporation is a Japanese industrial automation company offering an integrated portfolio of motion control and robotics products unified under the i3-Mechatronics solution concept. The core product lines include MOTOMAN industrial robots (articulated, SCARA, collaborative, parallel link, and clean robots for sectors from automotive to semiconductor to biomedical), AC servo drives (Σ-X Series), AC drives/inverters (GA500, GA501, GA700, CR700, LA700 series), and machine controllers (MPX1000, iC9000, YRM-X series). Supporting products include servo motors with 26-bit encoder resolution, YASKAWA Cockpit data management software with AI analytics, AI Cube AI solutions subsidiary, SLIO I/O expansion modules supporting MECHATROLINK-4 communications, and energy solutions (Solectria PV inverters, The Switch wind turbine components). The company operates globally with manufacturing in Japan, China, and Slovenia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MOTOMAN: Industrial robot brand for welding, handling, assembly, and other automation applications
• i3-Mechatronics
• Sigma Series
• GA Series
• Solectria
• The Switch
• AI Cube

Quantifiable outcome

• CCE 100: Contributing to 100x reduction in CO2 emissions through products compared to Yaskawa's own emissions by FY2025

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, strategic and core.

• SoftBank Corp.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Collaboration on social implementation of Physical AI combining SoftBank's AI-RAN initiative with Yaskawa's AI robotics capabilities. Jointly developed office-oriented Physical AI robot leveraging AI running on Multi-access Edge Computing for multi-task operations. Demonstrated at 2025 International Robot Exhibition.
• Astellas PharmamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2025Joint venture focused on cell therapy manufacturing using Yaskawa's robotic automation platforms. Aims to develop robotic platforms for pharmaceutical manufacturing with emphasis on reliable supply and bridging research.
• Phoenix ContactstrategicTechnology or Integration · 15 September 2020Partnership to utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contact for development of next-generation machine controller and PLC platform. Aims to create open and future-proof industrial automation ecosystem.
• Phoenix ContactstrategicTechnology or Integration · 15 September 2020Partnership to utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contact for development of next-generation machine controller and PLC platform realizing i3-Mechatronics solution concept.
• XCompass Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2018Strategic alliance with AI venture company XCompass for development of AI solutions for manufacturing and industrial robots. Capital tie-up established October 2017. Focus on anomaly detection and AI solution development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Automation, Inc. Broad incumbent in industrial automation (ControlLogix PLCs, FactoryTalk software) and motion control. Competes with Yaskawa in controllers and increasingly in industrial software for smart factories.
• Schneider Electric SE: Broad incumbent across industrial automation (Modicon PLCs, Lexium servo drives) and energy management. Overlaps with Yaskawa in AC drives, motor control, and increasingly in IIoT/software platforms.
• Siemens AG: Broad incumbent in industrial automation via SIMATIC PLCs, SINUMERIK CNCs, and the Xcelerator digital industrial software platform. Competes with Yaskawa in machine controllers and factory automation but also partners via PLCnext for Yaskawa's MPX/iC9000 platforms.

Direct peers

• ABB Ltd. Direct peer in industrial robots (articulated, collaborative, SCARA) and motion control, with comparable automotive/EV and 3C electronics customer bases. ABB's broader electrification portfolio makes it both a competitor and adjacent player versus Yaskawa's automation focus.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Direct peer in factory automation including servo motors, PLCs, and industrial robots. Mitsubishi Electric competes with Yaskawa's motion control and controller lines across Asian and global manufacturing customers.
• KUKA AG: Direct peer in industrial robots, particularly automotive welding and assembly. Acquired by Midea in 2016, KUKA competes head-to-head with Yaskawa's MOTOMAN line in European automotive OEMs and general industry.
• FANUC Corporation: Direct peer and Japanese industrial automation competitor offering CNC controllers, industrial robots, and servo motors. Yaskawa and FANUC are the two leading Japanese robotics/motion-control vendors with overlapping product portfolios and customer bases in automotive and electronics.
• Omron Corporation: Direct peer in factory automation components including sensors, PLCs, servo motors/drives, and SCARA robots. Omron and Yaskawa compete closely in 3C electronics and small-payload automation applications.

Emerging players

• Keyence Corporation: Adjacent industrial automation competitor specializing in sensors, vision systems, and measurement instruments. Keyence increasingly overlaps with Yaskawa's AI-based inspection and machine vision initiatives for quality control.
• Panasonic Industrial Solutions: Panasonic's industrial division supplies servo motors, PLCs, and welding equipment, partially overlapping with Yaskawa's motion control and welding robot portfolio in Asian automotive and electronics markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YASKAWATHAI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/YaskawaYEA
• Facebookfacebook.com/YASKAWAEuropeGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yaskawa
• Instagraminstagram.com/yaskawa_europe

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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