Green Steel with the Mass Balance Approach Employed in Surface Mounters toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality with Raw Materials
Yamaha Motor Europe announced today that it has decided to utilize JFE Steel Corporation’s (hereinafter referred to as “JFE Steel”) green steel JGreeX for some of the exterior parts of its surface mounters, beginning with two models that will commence shipments from October 2024. This is the first time that JGreeX has been adopted for industrial equipment in Japan.
JGreeX is a green steel that significantly reduces CO2 emissions in the steel manufacturing process by applying the mass balance approach to allocate the amount of reduction achieved through JFE Steel’s CO2 reduction technology toward steel materials of their choosing. Yamaha Motor will adopt JGreeX for some of the exterior parts of its YRM20 and YRM20DL surface mounters, and the Company plans to expand the range of use for green materials in the industrial equipment space in the future.
Yamaha Motor, in line with its Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050, is working toward being carbon neutral² throughout all of its supply chains, including the company’s business activities by 2050. As the Company works toward achieving this goal and eventually switching to 100% sustainable materials, Yamaha Motor is pushing to adopt and further expand its use of green and recycled materials.
A coil of JGreeX green steel
Exterior cover of surface mounter using JGreeX
1 According to Yamaha Motor survey (August 2024)
2 Emissions as a direct result of business activities (Scope 1 and 2) and emissions outside of these (Scope 3)
About Yamaha Robotics SMT Section
Yamaha Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Section, a subdivision of Yamaha Motor Robotics Business Unit in Yamaha Motor Corporation, produces a complete selection of equipment for high-speed inline electronic assembly. This 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION includes solder paste printers, component mounters, 3D solder paste inspection machines, 3D PCB inspection machines, flip-chip hybrid placers, dispensers, intelligent component storage, and management software.
Bringing the Yamaha way to electronics manufacturing, these systems prioritize intuitive operator interaction, efficient coordination between all inline processes, and modularity enabling users to meet the latest manufacturing demands. Group competencies in servo-motor control and image recognition for vision (camera) systems ensure extreme accuracy with high speed.
The current product line includes the latest YR equipment generation, with advanced automated features for programming, setup, and changeovers, and new YSUP management software with state-of-the-art graphics and built-in data analytics.
Combining design and engineering, manufacture, sales, and service competencies, Yamaha SMT Section ensures operational efficiency and easy access to support for customers and partners. With regional offices in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America, the company provides truly global presence.