Besides getting to know each other, an understanding of market relationships and future market trends in the area of control engineering as well as the technology developed by VIPA and Profichip was at the forefront of the meeting. Mr. Tsuda was deeply impressed by the know-how and the expert knowledge which VIPA and Profichip had developed over the past number of years. During a joint conference with all department managers Mr. Tsuda talked about his career and presented the latest data of YASKAWA Electric Company. It is worth mentioning here, for example, the number of more than 14,000 employees worldwide and a realized sale of 3.5 billion euros in the fiscal year 2011 to March 2012. YASKAWA sees itself as the world's largest producers of drive technology and robotics. A turnover of 350 million euros was achieved in the areas of Drives & Motion and the Robotics division with 1000 employees in locations spread across Europe.  

Mr. Tsuda again explained the motives of YASKAWA for taking over a majority stake of VIPA. He gave a brief history of the YASKAWA Corporation from its inception nearly one hundred years ago up to the present day and outlined his vision for the coming years. The main aim of the entire company is to strengthen its position in the market as a "Total Solution Company", thus providing complete solution packages for customers worldwide. Here, the takeover of VIPA is also a building block to cover the segment of Control together with other YASKAWA product areas. For Mr. Tsuda environment and energy and the further development of robots to assist humans will play an essential role in the development activities. The core technologies of the YASKAWA Group shall increasingly contribute to solve global environmental problems. He also stressed that a global enterprise must adapt to local requirements, and that a corresponding added value, and the establishment of technology know-how on site in the regions is inevitable. He expects that the YASKAWA Group will achieve continuous growth worldwide in the coming years too.

During the discussion with the VIPA management Mr. Tsuda and his YASKAWA colleagues were able to answer many questions concerning the future of VIPA. He again pointed out the significance of VIPA as the new competence center “Control” and emphatically praised the good working atmosphere and the very high level of competence, which he found here: “…now, I know why my European colleagues argued so vehemently for a stake in VIPA…” he remarked, convinced. The visit was successfully completed with the request to maintain this positive working atmosphere and to participate actively in the continuing formation of the company's global network.