Yaskawa Electric Invests in Kelda Robot

A few days ago, Japan's Yaskawa Electric invested in Hangzhou Kaierda Robot, a welding system integration company under China's largest welding machine (welding power source) manufacturer, Kaierda Group, and completed the relevant investment procedures on November 21. The purpose of this initiative of Yaskawa Electric is to introduce the industrial robot manufactured by the company into the arc welding robot system, jointly develop the robot system that meets the needs of China, and use the Kelda Group's sales network in the Chinese market to expand the industrial robot in the Chinese market. 's sales. It is understood that the business of Kelda Robot is to combine the arc welding machines developed and produced by Kelda Group with industrial robots manufactured by other companies to make arc welding robots. With Yaskawa Electric's investment in Kelda Robot, Yaskawa Electric will combine its industrial robot 'MOTOMAN' with Kelda's welding machine technology to develop an arc welding robot system for automobile manufacturing. Yaskawa Electric said that the investment was made through its subsidiary in China, and the amount accounted for about 20% of the capital of Kelda Robotics, but the investment amount was not disclosed. It is understood that Yaskawa Electric has set up a localized production base in Changzhou, China, which has been in production since June this year.