Motoman Robótica do Brasil and Yaskawa Eléctrico do Brasil Ltd, divisions of Yaskawa America, Inc. (YAI) jointly announce their expansion plans in the Sao Paulo area of Brazil. YAI’s parent company, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, is the world’s largest manufacturer of AC drives, motion control products and industrial robots.
The two divisions have outgrown their current separate facilities and will co-locate to a newly constructed, larger manufacturing campus in Diadema, featuring 56,000 sq ft manufacturing space, 38,000 sq ft office space and a 6,000 sq ft training space, for a total space of over 100,000 sq ft. Both divisions will gain increased efficiencies and production capacity through co-locating, but will remain as independent divisions. Both divisions will be fully operational by mid-July. Approximately 150 employees will be located on the new campus.
“随着制造业和示范地板的扩大，新的培训实验室和额外的办公空间，新的基础设施将在我们的两个部门之间提供更紧密的合作，使我们能够更好地为客户在这个不断增长的市场中服务，”史蒂夫巴赫斯特（Gen）总裁和CooYaskawa America，Inc。，马赛克机器人部门。
“The new location will allow us to serve our customers more efficiently while allowing us to collaborate on opportunities between our divisions to offer more solutions to our customers,” adds Mike Knapek, President and COO, Drives and Motion Division.
Brazil is one of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world. With significant growth in automotive, agricultural and mining equipment, in addition to food production and other manufacturing sectors, Brazil’s economy ranks highest among all South American countries with a strong position in global economy.
