Yaskawa, a leading manufacturer of industrial robots, machine controllers and servo and inverter products, has announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Robotic Systems SA headquartered in Johannesburg. Yaskawa and Robotic Systems SA have worked together on a supplier/distributor basis since 1991.
The new entity will in future operate as Yaskawa Southern Africa, reporting to the Yaskawa Europe head office in Eschborn, Germany. “We are pleased to have our own Yaskawa company in the fast-growing markets in southern Africa,” says Yaskawa Europe president, Manfred Stern. “With this acquisition we can advance our global strategy as well as remain close to all our regional customers. We welcome the competent and highly successful team into our group.”
Manfred Stern (l) and Terry Rosenberg.
“Robotic Systems SA, with a base of over 1000 installed industrial robots, is a market leader in the segment in South Africa,” says Terry Rosenberg, current managing director and future president of Yaskawa Southern Africa. “After many years of working with and for the Yaskawa organisation, we are happy to become a fully-fledged partner in this international group of companies.”
“Yaskawa Southern Africa will strengthen the alliance with Varispeed, our long-standing partner in South Africa for the servo and inverter product lines,” concludes Stern. “Together we will offer synergies to our customers by utilising the whole Yaskawa product offering from both the robotics and the drives & motion divisions.”
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