The towering achievement of an EEU engineer
Some of EEU’s engineers scale the heights to help customers, but for vertigo sufferer Paul Unger (Branch Manager EEU-UK) a job on one of London’s tallest buildings presented more than he had bargained for! Paul tells his story, but still wrings his hands when doing so:
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A medieval banquet for EEU
YASKAWA Engineering Europe GmbH (EEU) recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in business. To commemorate this auspicious occasion, EEU decided on an historical venue; the Auerbach Castle or “Fortress Urberg, the castle of the high count of Katzelbogen.
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Good news for MT3 users
A pioneering machine tool drive in its day, YASKAWA’s MT3 Series inverters have been fitted to spindles of many machines for more than 20 years. However, just as all good things come to an end, it is no longer possible to repair these drives. A combination of quality issues and the discontinuation of spare parts is the cause.
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Rakurs and EEU meet the Russian automation renaissance
YASKAWA Engineering Europe’s Russian partner, Rakurs, has proved itself to be a major force in the increasing automation of the country’s manufacturing industries. Here Alexander Tikhomirov, Service Manager at Rakurs, answers questions about how his company is viewing the market now and in the future.
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Sigma-5 servo performance is greater than the sum of the parts
YASKAWA having pioneered many innovations in motion and motor drive technology down the decades has set a new standard for servo motion with the launch of the latest generation Sigma servo systems.
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Meet the team – EEU accounts team
Following on from our series of “meet the team” introductions, we further extend this edition of our regular newsletter by introducing our accounts team.
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Ten years of EEU
This year, YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) celebrates its tenth birthday. Here, Hideto Kawaguchi, President & CEO of EEU, charts the progress and growth of EEU over the past decade and looks forward at what the future holds for this constantly developing company.
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GDI call on EEU to put power back into their pumps
When Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (GDI) experienced serious faults with the mud pumps on the oil platform ‘Al-Khor' in Qatar, it was the quick actions and expertise of YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) that saved the day.
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EEU expert solves desert dilemma
When the leading oilfield services provider, Schlumberger, was experiencing technical issues at one of their oil pumping sites in Africa, it was down to a lone YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) engineer to make the journey to Heglig, Sudan to identify and solve the problem.
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EEU make luxury yacht ship shape again!
When the luxury yacht ‘Selene', carrying spectators following the 2007 America's cup started to experience problems with it's bow thrusters, the Captain and crew knew they could call on YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) to send an engineer to Spain to solve the problem.
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The UK market
In the last edition of e-serve, Maurizio Dinatale, Branch Manager of YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) Italy, gave us an insight into the Italian Market and how EEU Italy operates.
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Top ten tips
The old saying ‘prevention is better than cure' is particularly important when it comes to looking after machinery. If the appropriate preventative maintenance measures are taken, efficiency can be increased and costly down time can be decreased.
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YASKAWA support goes Global
As part of it’s continued commitment to excellent customer service, YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) has extended its machine builder support service to offer comprehensive aftercare anywhere in the world.
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YASKAWA’s Service Strategy keeps Toyota in front
A recently discontinued motion controller was crucial to Toyota’s press plant in Derby, Great Britain. To avoid downtime and to ensure the future smooth running of the plant, YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) installed an advanced new controller.
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The Italian Job
Italy is the largest single European sales market for YASKAWA Mechatronics products, including inverter drives, servo drives, and machine controllers. Here, Jonathan Mathias of Houston Associates poses some questions to Maurizio Dinatale, Branch Manager of YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) Italy to discover a little more about the Italian market.
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EEU say ‘Bonjour’ to French customers!
As part of YASKAWA Engineering Europe’s (EEU) continued growth, and the company’s commitment to providing its customers with the most relevant, reliable and responsive service – EEU have opened a new office in Paris, further strengthening the coordination of service for French customers.
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An Interview with Mr Schader
In the short time since Burkhard Schader was appointed Section Manager of Engineering and Support at YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU), he has made some important changes and has established clear plans for the future. Here, Jonathan Mathias of Houston Associates interviews Mr Schader to give us an insight into how the Engineering and Support Section works.
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Buffalo Machinery call on YASKAWA for Machine Tool Support
A leading machine tool manufacturer from Asia – Buffalo Machinery CO.LTD, has contracted YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) to provide a superior service contract for all of their Microcut MM430 machine tools installed in Europe which includes cover for a third party, Milltronics Manufacturing Company product.
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New staff strengthen service level
As part of its dedication to excellent customer service, YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) has appointed a further two experts to its Engineering and Support section. Burkhard Schader has been appointed Section Manager of Engineering and Support, and Makoto Eguchi Assistant Manager.
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First class training
YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) is offering its customers training for every YASKAWA machine tool product, as well as all YASKAWA Mechatronic products such as servo drives and amplifiers.
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YASKAWA develops speedy spares system
Preventative maintenance is rarely encountered where electrical and electronic equipment is used. But, as Matthias Heid of YASKAWA Engineering Europe GmbH explains, a little care in maintaining such equipment yields big rewards in lifetimes, increased uptime and safety as well as fewer losses and greater profits.
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European growth brings fresh opportunities
Olaf Leijdekker, Vice President & COO of YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU), takes a look at European industrial and manufacturing market development, noting market trends and the implications and opportunities presented to investors.
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YASKAWA cures fake parts headache
When a YASKAWA spindle drive end user suffered a breakdown, a local repair company diagnosed a damaged base driver board. When the breakdown recurred, YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) discovered counterfeit parts. Paul Unger of EEU UK describes what happened.
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SCM and EEU collaborate for CNC solution
Leading Italian woodworking machine tool manufacturer SCM approached YASKAWA Engineering Europe (EEU) in Milan for a solution to a problem on the X-axis of one of its existing SCM Record 2-111/8695 CNC routers in use at furniture manufacturer Ferrari snc in Verona.
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