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Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. has introduced an all-inclusive machine controller, the MP930. This controller, displayed by Yaskawa at the Westec Advanced Productivity Exposition held March 26-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is an extension of the MotionSuite Series of machine controllers targeted to semiconductor, packaging, converting, machine tool and food processing industries.

The compact MP930 high-performance controller employs MotionWorks, the simple Windows 95 compatible programming tool, and features 14-axis control paired with an abundance of commands needed for general motion control.

align=left border=0>The adoption of the high-speed field network "Mechatrolink" provides a short control panel boot-up time to unify the management of programs and parameters. The simple network connection provides a high degree of reliability with a baud rate of 4 Mbps, transmission frequency of 2 ms and a maximum transmission range of 50 m.

Yaskawa, with headquarters in Waukegan, IL, is a leading manufacturer of high-performance variable speed AC drives, servos, CNCs, machine controllers, and robots. The company's technological leadership and quality performance record spans its 84-year history. Yaskawa is a recipient of ISO 9000 and holds international quality excellence awards, including the prestigious Deming Application Prize.

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., 2121 Norman Drive South, Waukegan, IL 60085 USA. Tel: 800-YASKAWA. Fax: 847-887-7310.

Source: Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.

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