Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.
Waukegan, IL 60085
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AC Drives are designed to minimize downtime.
Able to work with motors rated from 1/8-25 hp, V1000-series AC drives feature maintenance monitors that ensure drive health. On-line tuning helps maintain harmony with motor, and application presets facilitate installation. Able to be stacked side-by-side due to heat-sink technology, RoHS-compliant series features EN954-1 Safety Category 3 safety input to disconnect motor at first sign of trouble.
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Motion Controller offers connectivity options.
Connected via plug-and-play cables, SMC-4000 has Ethernet feature that provides communication to Yaskawa inverters with Modbus TCP/IP protocol and enables addition of third party I/O devices. Modes of operation include point-to-point positioning, multi-axis interpolation, and following of external devices via gear ratio or cam profile. Programs and data can be downloaded, and any information...
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AC Drive provides 3-contactor bypass control.
Model P7/Bypass Drive permits motors to be run from either drive or line current. Three electrically-interlocked, IEC-rated contactors isolate drive when operating in bypass mode. Available in ratings from 5-500 hp at 208/230/240/480 Vac, unit provides 110% overload capability. It supports open architecture standards with embedded Modbus serial communication. Drive coordination is simplified with...
Read More »Drive suits industrial fans and pump applications.
Providing V/f control, 110% overload capability, and various network communication and I/O options, P7 Drive comes factory-programmed and ready to use. It is operated via LCD operator display with 5 lines of 16 characters and includes keypad with copy function for moving chosen parameter sets from one drive to another. Available in ratings from 5-500 hp @ 208/230/240/480 Vac, drive offers open...
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AC Drive suits speed control applications.
Model J7 provides V/Hz control and includes digital operator with 3-digit LED status display and analog speed potentiometer. Multifunction inputs (4) can be programmed to access 9 preset speeds, while digital programming covers 79 parameters. Available in open chassis models from 1/8-5 hp @ 230 Vac and Ã-½-5 hp @ 460 Vac, drive features DC injection braking, multi-step speed operation, and...
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AC Drive suits various industrial plant applications.
Available from 0.5-500 hp, general-purpose F7 utilizes flexible design platform to provide normal and heavy-duty ratings, network communication options, application-specific drive software, and various input/output choices. Capable of operating in V/f, V/f with encoder feedback, open-loop vector, or closed-loop vector modes, unit includes 5 line x 16 character LCD display, 208/240 and 480 V...
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AC Drive suits Building Automation System applications.
Available from 0.5-500 hp, E7 drive is offered in NEMA 1, 12, and 3R enclosures. Generation 7 AC drive, suited for HVAC applications, offers built-in network communications, parameter selection, and program storage and copying functions. Hand/Off/Auto functionality built into digital operator keypad allows for selection of operation from remote or local signals. Additional features include...
Read More »Software manipulates data to and from drives.
WindowsÃ-®-based DriveWizard(TM) v5.3 provides tools for viewing and manipulating data to and from drives, allowing data to be retrieved, changed, stored, and graphed. Offered with support for generation seven Yaskawa AC drives, product provides users with record keeping, maintenance, trouble-shooting, and machine startup capabilities. Additional offerings include full parameter editing,...
Read More »AC Drives eliminate dynamic braking resistors.
Models E7 HVAC and F7 Vector drives include High-Slip Braking (HSB) software that controls motor deceleration, reducing overall braking time. For high-inertia loads, HSB can provide braking torque in excess of 100% full load motor torque. HSB is achieved by modifying volts/hz pattern during deceleration to maintain enough motor slip so load energy is absorbed in rotor bars, stator windings, and...
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AC Drive offers multi-step speed operation.
Available in open chassis models from 1/8 to 5 hp at 230 Vac and 1/2 to 5 hp at 460 Vac, Model J7 incorporates digital operator with 3-digit LED status display and analog speed potentiometer. Up to 4 multifunction inputs can be programmed to access 9 preset speeds. With digital programming that covers 79 parameters, J7 also offers one analog input, multifunction output, and analog output. Drive...
Read More »Yaskawa Europe to Acquire Majority Shares of VIPA
Acquisition Strengthens Yaskawa's Automation Solutions Portfolio Waukegan, IL. The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. is pleased to announce that Yaskawa Electric Corporation ( YASKAWA ) has signed an agreement between its European subsidiary, YASKAWA Europe GmbH ( YEU ) based in Eschborn, Germany, and VIPA Gesellschaft fÃ-¼r Visualisierung und Prozessautomatisierung mbH ( VIPA...
Read More »Promotions Set Course for More Growth
Waukegan, Ill. Yaskawa America Inc. recently named Mike Knapek as president and chief operating officer. The company also promoted Mark Bernicky to vice president of drives. The company is headquartered in Waukegan, Ill., with manufacturing facilities in Oak Creek, Wis., Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Plain City, Ohio. The moves are designed to place long-time Yaskawa leaders in a position to build on...
Read More »Yaskawa Names New CEO - Ogawa Named as Chief Executive Officer
Waukegan, Ill. Masahiro Ogawa has been named Chief Executive Officer of Yaskawa America, Inc. The company is headquartered in Waukegan, Ill. Ogawa has worked at Yaskawa for 24 years, most recently he was the vice president of research and development for the Yaskawa Robotics Division in Japan. He led the company's development of the world's first dual-arm robot, as a high volume product. Ogawa...
Read More »Promotions Set Course for More Growth-Mike Knapek and Mark Bernicky Receive Promotions
Waukegan, Ill. Yaskawa America Inc. recently named Mike Knapek as president and chief operating officer. The company also promoted Mark Bernicky to vice president of drives. The company is headquartered in Waukegan, Ill., with manufacturing facilities in Oak Creek, Wis., Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Plain City, Ohio. The moves are designed to place long-time Yaskawa leaders in a position to build on...
Read More »Yaskawa Electric Brasil Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
YEB receives ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001certifications from Bureau Veritas Waukegan, Ill. Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. is pleased to announce that its operation in Brazil, Yaskawa ElÃ-©trico do Brasil (http://www.yaskawa.com.br), received ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001certifications from Bureau Veritas, one of the world's leading certification bodies. From its headquarters in...
Read More »Yaskawa Expands Milwaukee Facility
Waukegan, IL- Even during these difficult economic times, Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. has continued to increase its business in the Americas. To accommodate this growth with a continuing high level of customer service, Yaskawa recently expanded its U.S.-based operations. Earlier this year, Yaskawa moved into a new facility near Milwaukee, Wis., including office and manufacturing space...
Read More »Frost & Sullivan Recognizes the Consistently High Value Yaskawa Electric America Offers Its Customers in the Micro Electric Drives Market
Palo Alto, Calif. - April 16, 2008 - Based on its recent analysis of the micro electric drives domain (0-10kW) market, Frost & Sullivan presents Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. with the 2008 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. The Award recognizes Yaskawa's relentless efforts to meet customer needs and its ability to reduce total cost of ownership for its global customers...
Read More »From Production Line to Finish Line
Former Yaskawa intern uses knowledge of variable frequency drives to give university's racing team leg up When Jake Hertenstein, a senior majoring in computer engineering at Missouri S&T learned about a summer internship at Yaskawa Electric America's Waukegan, Ill. facility, he jumped at the opportunity. Little did he know that what he was about to learn would literally put him on a fast track to...
Read More »Yaskawa Engineered Systems Group Opens New Facility in Plain City
Waukegan, IL -- Yaskawa Electric Yaskawa Engineered Systems Group (YESG), a division of Yaskawa Electric America, is pleased to announce the opening of their new facility. The transfer consisted of moving within a 10-mile radius from Dublin to Plain City, Ohio. The unique aspect of the move is the fact that YESG went from a bigger city and building to a much smaller one nearby. YESG's plant in...
Read More »AC Drives are designed to minimize downtime.
Able to work with motors rated from 1/8-25 hp, V1000-series AC drives feature maintenance monitors that ensure drive health. On-line tuning helps maintain harmony with motor, and application presets facilitate installation. Able to be stacked side-by-side due to heat-sink technology, RoHS-compliant series features EN954-1 Safety Category 3 safety input to disconnect motor at first sign of trouble.
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