Yaskawa

Yaskawa contact details

Head office

2-1 Kurosakishiroishi, Yahatanishi-ku
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Japan

Telephone +81 93 645 8801

Website yaskawa-global.com

Yaskawa UK Ltd (UK headquarters)

Hillthorn Business Park, Infiniti Drive
Washington NE37 3BR
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 330 678 1990

Email salesuk@yaskawa.eu

Web yaskawa.co.uk/header-meta/contact

Yaskawa Europe GmbH

Philipp-Reis-Str. 6
65795 Hattersheim am Main
Germany

Telephone +49 6196 569-300

Email marketing.de@yaskawa.eu

Web yaskawa.eu.com

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Contact details as published by Yaskawa Electric Corporation, checked 2026-10-30. Specify Motion is not affiliated with Yaskawa Electric Corporation.

Yaskawa product lines

Who Yaskawa is

YASKAWA Electric Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of motion control, drives and robotics, headquartered in Kitakyushu on the island of Kyushu. Machine builders know it for the Sigma series of servomotors and SERVOPACK amplifiers, and Yaskawa Europe describes the group as one of the largest manufacturers of industrial robots, sold under the MOTOMAN name. In Europe the company organises its business into a Drives Motion Controls division (AC drives, servo drives, machine controllers, PLCs and HMIs) and a Robotics division. Sigma-7, Sigma-X, SERVOPACK and MOTOMAN are trademarks of their owner.

History and ownership

Daigorou Yasukawa established the company in Kurosaki, Kitakyushu, in 1915, and its first order product, a 20 HP three-phase induction motor, was delivered in 1917. Motion control came early: in 1958 Yaskawa invented the Minertia motor, which it describes as an early prototype of the servo motor. In 1972 it registered “MECHATRONICS” as a trademark, a word now used generically for the combination of mechanics and electronics.

The company completed the MOTOMAN-L10 in 1977, which it describes as the first all-electric robot system in Japan, and in 1979 launched the VS-626TV, which it calls the world’s first vector control drive. The Sigma (Σ) series of small AC servo drives went on sale in 1992 and has run through several generations since, up to today’s Sigma-7 and Sigma-X. In Europe, YASKAWA Europe Robotics in Slovenia began producing industrial robots in 2019.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation is a public company, listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange under securities code 6506. It reported 12,483 consolidated employees at 28 February 2026.

Motion portfolio

Rotary servomotors and amplifiers

The Sigma-X rotary servomotors are the current generation, with 26-bit encoders, from 50 W micro motors to 15 kW high-torque units. They pair with Sigma-X SERVOPACKs in single-, dual- and three-axis formats with EtherCAT or MECHATROLINK-4/III. The Sigma-7 rotary servomotors, with 24-bit encoders, and the Sigma-7 SERVOPACKs, with 3.1 kHz speed-loop bandwidth and a choice of MECHATROLINK-III, EtherCAT and PROFINET, remain widely installed.

Direct-drive and linear motors

For gearless rotary tables and indexers, Yaskawa offers the housed SGM7D, SGM7E and SGM7F direct-drive motors and the earlier SGMCS and SGMCV. Linear axes use the single-sided iron-core SGLF linear servomotors or the SGLT twin-magnet type, which cancels the magnetic attraction force for high-force axes. Our frameless and direct-drive motor hub covers how to choose between direct drive and a geared servo.

Machine controllers

The MP3300iec is an IEC 61131-3 machine controller programmed in MotionWorks IEC that coordinates Yaskawa servo axes over MECHATROLINK-III.

Technologies and standards

MECHATROLINK is the motion network that runs through Yaskawa’s own servo systems and controllers, such as the MP3300iec. Current SERVOPACKs are also offered with EtherCAT, and Sigma-7 with PROFINET, so they can work under other makers’ controllers. High-resolution absolute encoders (24-bit on Sigma-7, 26-bit on Sigma-X) and high speed-loop bandwidth are the published headline figures of each generation.

Industries served

Yaskawa’s European business serves robotics, motion control, controls and drive applications, and its UK subsidiary also supplies turnkey robotic systems and training. On the motion side, the UK site lists AC drives, servo motion control, PLCs and HMIs alongside MOTOMAN robots, and Yaskawa says it has more than 30 years of expertise in plant engineering for robotic systems.

Global and UK presence

Yaskawa Europe GmbH in Hattersheim am Main, near Frankfurt, is the regional headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It reports about 2,000 employees in the region, five European production locations, offices in 21 EMEA countries and more than 100 channel partners.

In the UK, Yaskawa UK Ltd lists its headquarters at Hillthorn Business Park, Infiniti Drive, Washington NE37 3BR, and publishes 0330 678 1990. For servo and drive products, the Drives Motion & Controls team uses salesuk@yaskawa.eu for sales and support.uk@yaskawa.eu for technical support and spares. The UK website also links to local partners, so UK OEMs can buy direct or through a partner.

What to have ready for a Yaskawa enquiry

Yaskawa model numbers carry most of what a supplier needs. Quote the full servomotor code (for example an SGM7J or SGMXA type, which encodes output, voltage, encoder, shaft and brake options) and the full SERVOPACK code, which identifies the interface (MECHATROLINK, EtherCAT, PROFINET or analogue/pulse) and the number of axes. Add the controller in use, the supply voltage and whether the encoder is absolute with a battery. For direct-drive or linear motors, give the magnet track length and the encoder or scale fitted.

Sourcing Yaskawa parts through Specify Motion

Specify Motion is independent of Yaskawa and is not affiliated with it. We can help source Sigma-series motors and SERVOPACKs for an installed machine, or propose servo motors and drives from our supply network that meet the same published figures. Our Yaskawa alternatives page explains what to check, and find a replacement takes a model number.

Yaskawa history: key dates

1. 1915Yaskawa Electric established in Kurosaki, Kitakyushu, by Daigorou Yasukawa
2. 1917First order product delivered: a 20 HP three-phase induction motor
3. 1958Minertia motor invented, an early prototype of the servo motor
4. 1972MECHATRONICS registered as a trademark
5. 1977MOTOMAN-L10 completed, the first all-electric robot system in Japan
6. 1979VS-626TV launched, described by Yaskawa as the world's first vector control drive
7. 1992Sigma (Σ) series small AC servo drive goes on sale
8. 2019YASKAWA Europe Robotics d.o.o. in Slovenia begins producing industrial robots

Yaskawa servo motors

AC servo motor

Sigma-7 rotary servomotors (SGM7J / SGM7A / SGM7G)

Yaskawa's established AC servo motor generation with 24-bit encoders, covering low-inertia, medium-inertia and high-torque families from 200 W to 15 kW on 400 V.

AC servo motor

Sigma-X rotary servomotors (SGMXJ / SGMXA / SGMXG / SGMXP)

Current-generation Yaskawa servo motors with 26-bit encoders, extending from 50 W micro motors to 15 kW high-torque units.

Yaskawa servo drives

AC servo drive

Sigma-7 SERVOPACKs (SGD7S / SGD7W)

Single- and dual-axis Sigma-7 servo amplifiers with 3.1 kHz speed-loop bandwidth and a choice of MECHATROLINK-III, EtherCAT and PROFINET.

Multi-axis servo drive

Sigma-X SERVOPACKs (SGDXS / SGDXW / SGDXT)

Sigma-X amplifiers in single-, dual- and three-axis formats, with EtherCAT or MECHATROLINK-4/III and an analog/pulse single-axis option.

Yaskawa direct-drive and torque motors

Housed direct-drive motor

SGM7D / SGM7E / SGM7F direct drive

Housed Sigma-7 direct-drive servomotors in outer-rotor, coreless inner-rotor and iron-core inner-rotor versions for gearless rotary tables and indexers.

Housed direct-drive motor

SGMCS / SGMCV direct drive

Earlier-generation Yaskawa housed direct-drive motors with the load mounted straight onto the rotor face, in small coreless and medium iron-core sizes.

Yaskawa linear motors

Iron-core linear motor

SGLF / SGLFW2 iron-core linear

Single-sided iron-core moving-coil linear servomotors with resin-encapsulated coils and modular magnet tracks.

Iron-core linear motor

SGLT / SGLTW twin-magnet linear

Iron-core linear servomotor with magnets either side of the coil to cancel the attraction force, for high-force axes on modular magnet tracks.

Yaskawa controllers, plcs and hmis

Motion controller

MP3300iec

IEC 61131-3 machine controller programmed in MotionWorks IEC that coordinates Yaskawa servo axes over MECHATROLINK-III.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Yaskawa website?

The group website is yaskawa-global.com, with corporate data, history and investor pages. In Europe the main site is yaskawa.eu.com, run by Yaskawa Europe GmbH, and the UK site is yaskawa.co.uk, which lists UK contact details and links to local partners.

What is the Yaskawa UK phone number and email?

Yaskawa UK publishes 0330 678 1990 (+44 330 678 1990). For servo and drives (Drives Motion & Controls) it lists salesuk@yaskawa.eu for sales and support.uk@yaskawa.eu for technical support and spares. Robotics has separate sales, service and training addresses on the same contact page.

Where is Yaskawa's headquarters?

YASKAWA Electric Corporation's head office is at 2-1 Kurosakishiroishi, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, telephone +81 93 645 8801. The company was founded in Kurosaki, Kitakyushu, in 1915. Its European headquarters is Yaskawa Europe GmbH in Hattersheim am Main, near Frankfurt.

Who owns Yaskawa?

YASKAWA Electric Corporation is a public company listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange under securities code 6506, so it is owned by its shareholders. Yaskawa Europe GmbH and Yaskawa UK are group subsidiaries.

Does Yaskawa have a UK office?

Yes. Yaskawa UK Ltd lists its headquarters at Hillthorn Business Park, Infiniti Drive, Washington NE37 3BR. It supports UK customers for robotics, servo motion, AC drives, PLCs and HMIs, and offers training. The UK site also points to local partners.

What does Yaskawa make?

Yaskawa's Drives Motion Controls division makes Sigma-7 and Sigma-X servomotors and SERVOPACK amplifiers, direct-drive and linear servomotors, machine controllers, PLCs, HMIs and AC drives. Its Robotics division makes MOTOMAN industrial robots and robotic systems.

Sources

1. Yaskawa: Corporate data
2. Yaskawa: History
3. Yaskawa: Stock information
4. Yaskawa Europe: Imprint
5. Yaskawa Europe: About Yaskawa Europe GmbH
6. Yaskawa UK: Contact us
7. Yaskawa UK: About Yaskawa UK
8. Yaskawa Europe: Sigma-X servo brochure
9. Yaskawa Europe: Sigma-7 servo catalogue
10. Yaskawa Europe: MP3300iec machine controller

Figures are summarised from the sources above and from manufacturers' published data on the date shown. Always confirm against the current datasheet for your exact part.