Yaskawa America, global industry experts in industrial automation, drives, motion control, and robotics, has announced the acquisition of Variadores SAS. The move expands its drive and automation capabilities and strengthens its presence across key industrial markets.
Variadores SAS, headquartered in Bogotá with additional locations in Medellín, Cali, and Barranquilla, will continue operating with its existing management team and staff. The company has worked with Yaskawa as an independent partner since 1991 and has grown into a leading supplier of variable speed drives across industrial, municipal, and commercial automation sectors.
Yaskawa America’s acquisition of Variadores SAS strengthens its drive and automation portfolio across industrial markets. (Photo courtesy of Yaskawa America, Inc.)
Founded in 1987, Variadores has since expanded to 148 employees. The company provides services, including system selection, application engineering, design, packaging, integration, monitoring, and repair. It also maintains a strong presence in the oil and gas sector, where drive performance and system reliability are critical.
The acquisition formalizes a long-standing partnership between the two organizations. Over more than three decades, the companies have worked closely together, aligning technical expertise with a shared customer-focused approach to automation solutions.
Yaskawa America President and CEO, Mike Knapek, explains: “I have been directly involved with this partnership for the last 25 years of this 35-year partnership. Rarely have we had a partner that was more lockstep with our customer-centric philosophy of providing the highest quality solutions backed with the very best automation knowledge and customer service. For many years, it has been like we were already one company, and now we are formalizing that attitude and spirit into a legal business entity with the Yaskawa name.”
David Giraldo, Managing Director, Variadores SAS: “Colombia stands out as a dynamic emerging market with strong industrial potential and regional connectivity. Together with Yaskawa, we see the opportunity to further strengthen Colombia’s role as a key platform for growth across Latin America.”
About Yaskawa America, Inc.
Yaskawa America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation, provides industrial automation solutions including drives, motion control systems, and robotics. The company supports a wide range of industries with technologies designed to improve efficiency, reliability, and system performance across manufacturing and infrastructure applications. Yaskawa Electric Corporation, founded in 1915, is a global provider of factory automation technologies. Its portfolio includes drives, motion control systems, and robotics, along with a growing presence in photovoltaic inverter solutions across North America and Japan. For more information, please click here.
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