Yaskawa

Yaskawa is purchasing Siemens' shares in their joint venture Yaskawa Siemens Automation & Drives (YSAD), giving Yaskawa full control. The transaction takes effect November 1, 2018, and the company will be renamed Yaskawa Automation Drives (YAD).

Robot manufacturer Yaskawa is building a new 2,000 square meter production facility in Torsås, Sweden, with an investment of SEK 60 million, creating about 30 new jobs. The announcement was made on June 18, 2018.

Yaskawa is planning to build new production facilities in Kočevje, Slovenia, for the manufacture of inverter drives, servo drives and servo motors, close to its existing robot factory. The first European-made Motoman robots are expected by end of 2018.

Yaskawa announced it will build a new factory in Kocevje, Slovenia, to produce inverter drives, servo drives and servo motors. The investment is worth about €25 million and will create up to 250 jobs, with operations starting within two years.

Yaskawa inaugurated a 5,000 sqm building extension at its Allershausen site near Munich, adding warehouse, production, and office space for robot welding units and custom industrial robots.

Yaskawa held a groundbreaking ceremony on November 2, 2017 for its first European robot factory in Kocevje, Slovenia, with an investment of €25 million and expected to create 200 jobs.

Yaskawa Nordic is expanding its facility in Torsås, Sweden, by 2,000 square meters with an investment of 40 million SEK, plus 15 million SEK in new machinery. The expansion will house machining and assembly operations and is expected to be completed in about one year.

Yaskawa is investing over €10 million to build a new 6,700 m² facility in Nantes, France, and renovate and expand its site in Torsås, Sweden with a new 2,600 m² factory and 300 m² office space, scheduled for completion at the end of 2018.

Yaskawa and Midea formed a joint venture to develop robotic products for the nursing care sector, including exercise equipment and a toilet system for bedridden patients. The venture aims to sell 10 to 15 products by 2019, with forecast sales of $4.47 million to $5.36 million in fiscal 2018.

Yaskawa is investing €4 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Torsås, Sweden, adding 2,000 sq m. The expansion is expected to be completed by summer 2018.

Yaskawa announced plans to build a new factory in Kočevje, Slovenia, for manufacturing industrial robots. Construction is expected to start in autumn 2017, with the facility becoming operational by the end of 2018, initially producing about 4,000 robots per year. The investment is approximately €25 million, with an additional €5.6 million from the Slovenian state.

Yaskawa intends to build a factory of industrial robots in Slovenia, initially employing around 160 people, with potential to rise to 200. The location is not yet determined, but Ribnica is a candidate.

Yaskawa plans to invest EUR 25 million to open a new robot manufacturing plant and a European robotics development centre in Slovenia, creating 200 jobs. The first robots from all-European production are expected in 2018, aiming to satisfy 80% of European robot demand.