News releases & articles Learn more Yamaha Motor First in Japan¹ to Use Green Steel JGreeX in Industrial Equipment Sep 9, 2024 | News Release 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 ... Read more Learn more Yamaha accelerates transition to next-generation vehicle lighting Sep 3, 2024 | News Release Europe’s automotive lighting makers are moving from traditional electrical production techniques to become high-speed, precision electronic assemblers In recent years, the LED-lighting revolution has transformed vehicle styling as well as the quality of the illumination cast onto the road. In front and behind, the change is evident in new designs, new shapes, and signature branding. Cars ar... Read more Learn more Yamaha Robotics to present advanced inspection solutions powering emerging trends at Electronica 2024 Sep 2, 2024 | News Release Opportunity to see innovations in 3D-AOI that increase resolution, throughput, and accuracy, the latest in solder-paste inspection (SPI), and new software tools in YSUP production support package Yamaha Robotics SMT section will exhibit at Electronica for the first time in 2024, showcasing precision inspection solutions. The booth, 462 in hall A3, will feature 3D AOI (automatic optical insp... Read more Learn more Yamaha appoints Shuichi Imai new European Sales General Manager for surface-mount equipment portfolio Jul 1, 2024 | News Release Shuichi Imai brings over a decade of sales experience with Yamaha in Japan, Korea, and Europe Yamaha Robotics SMT Section is welcoming Shuichi Imai as the newly appointed Sales General Manager for Europe, working from the company’s branch office in Neuss, Germany. An experienced sales manager, Mr Imai has been with Yamaha for 12 years. His knowledge of the EU market comes from having pro... Read more Learn more Yamaha Robotics expands sales team in Germany Jun 24, 2024 | News Release Johannes Vorwerk arrives with extensive hands-on experience in demanding manufacturing sector Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has appointed Johannes Vorwerk as Sales Manager for Germany, responsible for the complete 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION for high-speed surface-mount assembly. Mr. Johannes Vorwerk Mr Vorwerk has 15 years experience in electronic manufacturing in the automotive sector, incl... Read more Learn more Boosting SMT Throughput with Single- and Dual-Lane Upgrades May 13, 2024 | News Release Understanding the true location of SMT-line bottlenecks helps manufacturers invest wisely when the time comes to upgrade In the pursuit of improved productivity, any surface-mount assembly line can contain a bottleneck that presents a barrier to increasing throughput. Adding an extra mounter is an obvious way to overcome this, although a faster machine is another option. On the other hand, ... Read more Learn more Yamaha to showcase latest-generation assembly equipment and software tools at SMTconnect Apr 15, 2024 | News Release Yamaha Robotics SMT Section will team with its distributor ANS Elektronik to showcase innovations for high-speed surface mount assembly at SMTconnect 2024. At the event in Nuremberg, Germany, June 11-13, experts from both companies will show visitors how advanced equipment from Yamaha’s 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION can raise productivity and quality control with automated features. These include the Y... Read more Learn more How to Work with the Intelligent Factory Mar 4, 2024 | News Release The intelligent factory works with production teams, through powerful software tools, to raise productivity by improving production plans, minimising stoppages, and accelerating troubleshooting Intelligent Factory has become a manufacturing industry buzzword, easily interpreted as a facility that has a mind of its own with minimal need for human involvement. The term is better understood as a ... Read more Learn more Yamaha introduces latest upgrades to its 3D AOI systems Feb 19, 2024 | News Release New features now available boost speed, accuracy, and ease of use Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has revealed performance-boosting upgrades for the YRi-V 3D AOI system, including faster board handling, multi-component alignment checking, and enhanced LED coplanarity measurement. Yamaha YRi-V The new stopperless transfer system brakes and stabilises each board electronically after entering th... Read more Archive
Learn more Yamaha Motor First in Japan¹ to Use Green Steel JGreeX in Industrial Equipment Sep 9, 2024 | News Release 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 ... Read more Learn more Yamaha accelerates transition to next-generation vehicle lighting Sep 3, 2024 | News Release Europe’s automotive lighting makers are moving from traditional electrical production techniques to become high-speed, precision electronic assemblers In recent years, the LED-lighting revolution has transformed vehicle styling as well as the quality of the illumination cast onto the road. In front and behind, the change is evident in new designs, new shapes, and signature branding. Cars ar... Read more Learn more Yamaha Robotics to present advanced inspection solutions powering emerging trends at Electronica 2024 Sep 2, 2024 | News Release Opportunity to see innovations in 3D-AOI that increase resolution, throughput, and accuracy, the latest in solder-paste inspection (SPI), and new software tools in YSUP production support package Yamaha Robotics SMT section will exhibit at Electronica for the first time in 2024, showcasing precision inspection solutions. The booth, 462 in hall A3, will feature 3D AOI (automatic optical insp... Read more Learn more Yamaha appoints Shuichi Imai new European Sales General Manager for surface-mount equipment portfolio Jul 1, 2024 | News Release Shuichi Imai brings over a decade of sales experience with Yamaha in Japan, Korea, and Europe Yamaha Robotics SMT Section is welcoming Shuichi Imai as the newly appointed Sales General Manager for Europe, working from the company’s branch office in Neuss, Germany. An experienced sales manager, Mr Imai has been with Yamaha for 12 years. His knowledge of the EU market comes from having pro... Read more Learn more Yamaha Robotics expands sales team in Germany Jun 24, 2024 | News Release Johannes Vorwerk arrives with extensive hands-on experience in demanding manufacturing sector Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has appointed Johannes Vorwerk as Sales Manager for Germany, responsible for the complete 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION for high-speed surface-mount assembly. Mr. Johannes Vorwerk Mr Vorwerk has 15 years experience in electronic manufacturing in the automotive sector, incl... Read more Learn more Boosting SMT Throughput with Single- and Dual-Lane Upgrades May 13, 2024 | News Release Understanding the true location of SMT-line bottlenecks helps manufacturers invest wisely when the time comes to upgrade In the pursuit of improved productivity, any surface-mount assembly line can contain a bottleneck that presents a barrier to increasing throughput. Adding an extra mounter is an obvious way to overcome this, although a faster machine is another option. On the other hand, ... Read more Learn more Yamaha to showcase latest-generation assembly equipment and software tools at SMTconnect Apr 15, 2024 | News Release Yamaha Robotics SMT Section will team with its distributor ANS Elektronik to showcase innovations for high-speed surface mount assembly at SMTconnect 2024. At the event in Nuremberg, Germany, June 11-13, experts from both companies will show visitors how advanced equipment from Yamaha’s 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION can raise productivity and quality control with automated features. These include the Y... Read more Learn more How to Work with the Intelligent Factory Mar 4, 2024 | News Release The intelligent factory works with production teams, through powerful software tools, to raise productivity by improving production plans, minimising stoppages, and accelerating troubleshooting Intelligent Factory has become a manufacturing industry buzzword, easily interpreted as a facility that has a mind of its own with minimal need for human involvement. The term is better understood as a ... Read more Learn more Yamaha introduces latest upgrades to its 3D AOI systems Feb 19, 2024 | News Release New features now available boost speed, accuracy, and ease of use Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has revealed performance-boosting upgrades for the YRi-V 3D AOI system, including faster board handling, multi-component alignment checking, and enhanced LED coplanarity measurement. Yamaha YRi-V The new stopperless transfer system brakes and stabilises each board electronically after entering th... Read more
