Yaskawa European Sales and Technology Partners Conference

Collaboration doesn't get closer than this!

World-wide presence yet close to home: Yaskawa's achievement in the European market, not least because of its "International Partners" network. The Drives Motion Controls Partners met for this year's "International Partner Conference (IPC" at Yaskawa Europe's headquarters in Hattersheim, Germany, on May 16th and 17th. The event slogan was "Forwards together".

Yaskawa's certified sales and technology Partners bring technical expertise together with specialist knowledge of their regional market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Both Yaskawa and its Partners place great value on working together and doing business together on an equal footing. The annual "International Partner Conference (IPC)" gives them the opportunity to engage in personal communication with Yaskawa Headquarters and each other.

This year's meeting was at Yaskawa's Hattersheim site, where Marcus Mead (Executive Officer Regional Manager Europe, Chairman & President of Yaskawa Europe) and Bobbie Linkenbach (President Drives Motion Controls Division, Yaskawa Europe) welcomed around 24 international, coming from 12 countries.

Two-day conference with presentation of "Partner Award"

The program of the two-day event included workshops and presentations about value streams strategy for Drives, Motion and Controls and also the latest information about strategy, the currently planned new products and additions to the company portfolio. But there was also no shortage of insights into the projects that had been achieved and the milestones that had been reached.

Another high point of the conference was the presentation of the "Partner Award" to another international Partner for its performance and successes within the framework of the partnership with Yaskawa, for which it received special praise. This year, the recipient was Tipteh d.o.o. from Belgrade, Serbia. The prize for the company's staff, resulting from the award, is something to look forward to: an exclusive visits to Yaskawa's production facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland.