This glossary is intended to provide a basic understanding of the technical terms and product names used in the Yaskawa presentation materials.

Device for controlling rotation speed of motor. The motor can be controlled so that it does not rotate more than necessary, contributing to energy saving and CO₂ reduction. An explanation of the AC drive can be found here.

A motor essential in the field of factory automation that control the position, speed, and path of objects at high speed and with high precision. For more explanation of the servo motor, click here.

Artificial Intelligence.
More detail about AI, click here.

A welding method that uses an arc discharge, an electric discharge phenomenon in air. It is characterized by linear joining and is used in various industries including the automobile industry.
More detail about Arc welding, click here.

In the fields of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing and biotechnology, a lot of manual work remains, especially in a severe sanitary environment. Yaskawa provides robot solutions that automate manual operations in the biomedical field while ensuring accuracy and safety.

An abbreviation for Contribution to Cool Earth 100; This is a unique indicator with the goal of contributing to 100 times or more reduction in CO₂ emissions through products sold by Yaskawa Group than annual CO₂ emissions from Yaskawa Group’s production activities by FY2025. For more explanation of ”CCE100”, click here.

Each of the processes that make up a factory’s production line.

A device that controls various devices that perform complex movements at high speeds using servo motors and AC drives. While PLCs(Programmable Logic Controller) excel in input/output (I/O) control, while machine controllers are ideal for controlling complex movements at high speed and with high precision.
More detail about difference between machine controller and PLC, click here.

A system to realize stable and efficient operation of water supply and sewage systems by making full use of electrical instrumentation technology, information processing and communication technology.

A system that controls blast furnace equipment, continuous casting equipment, rolling, process lines, and other equipment. High reliability is required for stable and continuous operation.

A sensor that detects position and angle, essential for precise motor control.
More detail about Encoder, click here.

Electric Vehicle.

Factory Automation.

Flat Panel Display. Thin display devices such as liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, and organic light-emitting diode displays.

Green bonds are bonds issued to raise funds specifically for environmental activities. For details about Rating and Bond Information, click here.

Cobot has safety sensors built into its body to ensure safety for people, and can work together while sharing space with people.
You can also see an explanation of the cobot here.

Yaskawa’s concept to integrate its mechatronics products with data application technologies to create solutions that continually improve the productivity of customers’ factories. i³ stands for the 3 steps of integrated, intelligent, and innovative that make a smart factory possible. Read more about i³-Mechatronics.

Robots used to automate tasks in various industries.
You can read more about industrial robots here.

Internet of Things. By connecting goods to the Internet, new businesses and services are expected to emerge in various fields.

Sustainability challenges and targets, identified in Mid-term Business Plan “Challenge 25 Plus” (FY2019-FY2022) released on April 9, 2021. For more details on materiality, click here.

A next-generation motor drive that solves the various problems faced by conventional drive equipment, such as the use of regenerative energy and suppression of harmonics that lead to equipment malfunction and failure, in a single unit. Yaskawa Electric is the first company in the world to commercialize this product.

This term was first coined by Yaskawa Electric in the late 1960s with the concept of combining customers’ machinery and equipment, or “Mechanism” with Yaskawa’s electrical products, or “Electronics” to achieve higher functions.

Digitization of industries in China, centering on 7 fields which include the nextgeneration communication standard “5G”, “new-energy vehicles”, and “AI.“

Unlike vertical articulated robots in general, parallel link robots have multiple mechanisms arranged in parallel. It is mainly used for high-speed transportation of lightweight parts.

High efficiency motor using permanent magnet for rotor part. Because it cannot be driven by commercial power, a control device such as an AC drive is required.

Changing the magnitude of direct or alternating current or the frequency of alternating current. AC drive uses power conversion technology to convert DC power into AC of variable voltage and frequency.

A device that converts DC power generated by solar panels into commonly used AC power. Yaskawa supplies industrial PV inverters through its U.S. subsidiary “Solectoria”, acquired in 2014.

Abbreviation of Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm. Among industrial robots, it has a horizontal articulated structure and is used for automating planar work.

Systems for infrastructure facilities such as water supply and sewerage

A welding method that uses heat generated by the electrical resistance of metal by passing an electric current through a material to be welded held between electrode rods. It is characterized by point joints and is mainly used in the production of automobile bodies.
More detail about Spot welding, click here.

Based on the Group Principle of Management, Yaskawa Group has formulated the Sustainability Policy to accelerate its efforts to realize a sustainable society and increase corporate value in March 2021. For more explanation of the Sustainability Policy, click here.

A plant that grows vegetables in an artificial environment where the cultivation environment is controlled. (Temperature, humidity, nutrient solution, CO₂, irradiation, etc.). It enables the planned cultivation of vegetables regardless of weather conditions.

An abbreviation for YAKAWA Digital Transformation;
Yaskawa’s unique activities to realize digital transformation.

This controller synchronizes various data of cells composed of devices or/and industrial robots etc. at high speed, in real time, and in chronological order for integrated motion control. In June 2021, Yaskawa Group commercialized it for the first time in the industry.

Abbreviation of digital communications equipment for consumers (From the acronyms of Computer, Communication and Consumer Electronics)
More detail about 3C, click here.