Quality Leadership 100 Award Quality Magazine conducts an annual Quality Leadership 100 survey. More than 800 manufacturers participated in the Quality Leadership 100 survey. These companies were surveyed on criteria such as scrap and rework as a percentage of sales, warranty costs as a percentage of sales, rejected parts per million shipped and contribution of quality to profitability and shareholder value. Companies also were evaluated based on the number of quality programs in place; registration to various standards; percentage of employees dedicated to quality responsibilities; average number of hours monthly that employees receive quality training; and the role quality professionals play in the acquisition of test, measurement and inspection tools, software and services.
Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Award Frost & Sullivan presented the 2008 Global Micro Electric Drives (AC Drives less than 10 KW) Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award to Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. in recognition of the company's efforts to meet customer needs with high quality products and its ability to reduce total cost of ownership for its global customers in micro electric drives.
Customer Satisfaction Award Control Engineering conducts periodic surveys of their subscribers, with an extensive set of questions about their experience with service, support, and product satisfaction with products in various categories. Yaskawa was voted #1 in AC Drives in 2004 and again in the consecutive survey in 2006. The only other AC drive company that scored higher than average is Allen Bradley. They moved from #2 in 2004 to #4 position in 2006.
Deming Award Yaskawa has grown to be a leader in the motion industry primarily through references from our current customers. They talk about us for one main reason; because we create products and solutions that work better and last longer. Yaskawa products are designed to exceed industry standards for reliability. Products are designed to a calculated Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) which is above industry standard, for use as a base figure. The field tested MTBF is far greater than calculated MTBF! Continuously setting sights higher, and working to achieve these goals, are what make Yaskawa a valuable business partner for your company. Our dedication to total quality control standards enabled us to achieve the most prestigious quality award in the world, the Deming Application Prize. Yaskawa is the first company specializing in industrial electronic equipment to receive the prize.
Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award Frost & Sullivan is a market research firm. Excellence in various market categories is acknowledged by these coveted awards. In 2004, Yaskawa was granted the Excellence in Technology award for two significant advancements in the arts and science of Adjustable Speed Control technology that will affect the AC drive market significantly … The Matrix Inverter and Three-Level Inverter Architecture. The Matrix Inverter technology has been introduced in a limited, extremely high-performance application. The Three-Level Inverter architecture is available worldwide in the G7 Drive for 480 volt installations and provides end-user benefits of lower cost installation with long motor-drive lead length, minimal shaft/bearing current, minimal motor noise, and other benefits.