The Inside View
How Mitsubishi Electric servos earned a leading position in the Japanese marketSeisuke Tsutsumi
First Published in Japanese in February 2023 [3 parts]
Summary
Servo systems are important in terms of providing added value to equipment. Today, Mitsubishi Electric has a large market share when it comes to servo systems, but in fact, the company was among the later manufacturers in Japan to launch products in this space. So, how have our servos come to gain such popularity with users today? The answer lies not just in the development of pioneering new technologies, but in Mitsubishi Electric's solution-oriented approach of "working with the customer to create an ideal product." Chief Engineer Seisuke Tsutsumi has been involved in servo development for his whole career and is known within the company as "the man who knows everything about servos." He explains the story behind this remarkable success.
Seisuke Tsutsumi
Chief Engineer, Industrial Products Marketing Division, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1979. Involved in servo technology, including three-phase motor design and digital servo amplifier development. Appointed Head of Servo System Engineering Section 1 in 1997; Deputy Manager of Equipment Field Engineering Department in 2008; Chief Engineer of Industrial Products Marketing Division in 2012; Director and Chief Engineer of Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation Industrial Equipment in 2015; Executive Director in 2017; and has been in his current position since 2019.
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