Yaskawa America, which manufactures robotics, motion control, AC drive and solar inverter technologies, is consolidating its Illinois and Wisconsin operations into one campus in Franklin, Wis.
The North American headquarters of the Yaskawa Drives & Motion division will relocate there from Waukegan, Ill., in the next eight to 10 years, the company announced June 13, and will invest at least $180 million in the project.
Yaskawa America manufactures industrial robots, motion control products, low- and medium-voltage AC drives, and solar inverters for numerous industries, including semiconductor, solar, machine tool, automotive, HVAC, pumping, oil and gas, and others. With this expansion, the company will begin manufacturing robots in Franklin that will be shipped directly to customers or integrated into production lines at the Miamisburg, Ohio, Yaskawa Motoman Division headquarters, which completed a major expansion in 2024.
The new campus will include a headquarters, training and lab building; manufacturing and packaging facilities; and robotics and semiconductor production operations. It will encompass over 800,000 square feet.
