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YIND N E W S L E T T E R REFRESHING WAY OF LINKING! Edition 5 | June | 2015 Since inception of YASKAWA India, it has been a great journey - positive side. Growth has been steady and with merger of Drives & Motion division YIND family increased in numbers and also on business as entity. Last year started with R&D division & Motion control into Drives division. This year starting January 2015 change in Dives business route to direct and business partners to market has been a challenge. Adding people to handle increased business needs and requires improvement on processes and systems overall at YASKAWA India across divisions would get us to next level. We need to accelerate our activities internally and externally to realize our goals on mid- term plans. Looking forward for everyone’s contribution and enhance skill levels and knowledge on job. Together we can pull it to the success. Will build YASKAWA in INDIA that is able to grow continuously and realize our vision. Year 2015, YASKAWA’s centennial anniversary globally, at INDIA Robotic Division completing 10 years establishment and 5 years of Drives manufacturing start-up has been a milestones for us. We would appreciate your continuing support and cooperation. Hajime Ikuta Head – Finance, YASKAWA India Pvt. Ltd. January 2015 YIND 2 YASKAWA India has started its R&D Center’s operations from FY 2015. The R&D Center was formally inaugurated by Hiroshi Ogasawara-san, Corporate Executive Vice President, YEC, Japan. It is an offshore development and research center of YASKAWA Electric Corporation, Japan. This center has been established to innovate, build and enhance YASKAWA products and software ecosystem. YASKAWA India R&D team is working along with YASKAWA Electric Corporation R&D team on technology and projects required to build YASKAWA’s next generation products. YASKAWA India R&D Center objective is to take initiative, lead and build technologies necessary for the next generation of industrial automation & smart factories. January 2015 YIND 3 12 June, 2015 There were many dance performances from employees and from professional dancers, a couple game was also played in which many couples participated with full enthusiasm and three best couples were rewarded. The chief attraction was a Tiger dance choreographed by robots- amazing programming askawa Electric Co-operation The occasion being historic, was Ycompleted 100yrs of its journey celebrated at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The and a decade of doing business in event was witnessed by many business India. The company started its journey dignitaries including company guest from in 1915 at Japan expanding its bases Japan and Yaskawa’s valuable customers worldwide. In doing so, Yaskawa in India. Ceremony commenced with entered in 2005 in India through Opening speech of President & CEO Mr. collaboration with Motherson Sumi Akinori Urakawa followed by rewarding Group. the founder members of Indian Business of company. The celebration ended with a rocking & energetic dance performed by employees of YIND-R. All in all it was a great show put up by hardwork of EMC(Event management committee) of robotic division. They took out time from their busy schedules and managed this extra activity with their routine work January 2015 YIND 4 Fifth Global Service Meeting @ Japan Global Service committee meeting - This particular meeting was hosted by YEE twice a year. This meeting is conducted to discuss about the service related improvement activates, technical Problem faced by each countries, how to improve the technical capabilities, Budget, Future action plan, Service quality & Customer satisfaction level etc.; GSC meeting participates are from various Yaskawa Motoman sundries from the world-wide - service business head and key people attend this particular meeting. GSC members had appreciated YIND-R’s special activates such as Quarterly visit & 10 Min Robot health check for its methodology approach. YAI want to implement such kind of activity in YAI territory. Farewell of Mr. Tarun Khurana 19 JUNE 2015 On 19th of June, one of the founder member, a person who needs no introduction Mr. Tarun Khurana got relieved from responsibilities in Yaskawa. It was like an Era has ended because he served Yaskawa India for 11 years. Farewell party in office premises, Gurgaon was organised and he was thanked by all for all the hardwork he has done to take company to this level & his long term contribution to Yaskawa It’s always hard to say good bye and it was an emotional moment for him as well as for each & every person who has worked him, such was his charisma But as it is said “One ending leads to another beginning…..” January 2015 YIND 5 YASKAWA India (D&MC Division) held its annual sports day at United Sports Ground in Bangalore. The day witnessed a wide range of games/ sports- Running, Volleyball, Kabaddi and Cricket by 23rd May 2015 YASKAWANS. YASKAWANS came together to celebrate the spirit of Bangalore YASKAWA and its values which form the core of the organization - reflecting the intensity to win, acting with sensitivity and being inflexible in integrity. We, at YASKAWA believe that what you explore beyond your day-to-day work that often inspires the innovator in you- whether it’s music, photography or sport. Brain Teaser Puzzle Question 1: What is missing in the last grid? working to the right, top row then bottom row. bottom then row top right, the to working by 1 each time, starting with the top left grid and and grid left top the with starting time, each 1 by The number of black dots in each grid increases increases grid each in dots black of number The : : Explanation : D : Answer Answer Puzzle 1 Puzzle Answer Puzzle Question 2: Which letter replaces the question mark? the centre of each square. each of centre the together gives the numerical value of the letter at at letter the of value numerical the gives together Adding the three numbers in each square square each in numbers three the Adding : : Explanation : Q : Answer Answer Puzzle 2 Puzzle Answer January 2015 YIND 6 KONARK SUN TEMPLE Konark Sun Temple ([koɳarkə]; also Konârak) is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, inOdisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around AD 1250. The temple is in the shape of a gigantic chariot with elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls. A major part of the structure is now in ruins. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also featured on NDTV’s list of Seven Wonders of India andTimes of India’s list of Seven Wonders of India. Architecture The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels which are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a set of seven horses. The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks. The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall. Due to the weight of the super structure (70m tall) and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (30 m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa). The Konark temple is also known for its erotic sculptures of maithunas Two smaller ruined temples have been discovered nearby. One of them is called the Mayadevi Temple and is located southwest from the entrance of the main temple. It is presumed to have been dedicated to Mayadevi, one of the Sun god’s wives. It has been dated to the late 11th century, earlier than the main temple. The other one belongs to some unknown Vaishnava deity. Sculptures of Balarama, Varahaand Trivikrama have been found at the site, indicating it to be a Vaishnavite temple. Both temples have their primary idols missing. A collection of fallen sculptures can be viewed at the Konark Archaeological Museum which is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. History According to Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan. According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba underwent penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konark temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st Century CE) mentions a port called Kainapara, which has been identified as current day Konark. References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple http://www.konark.nic.in/index.htm http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_konark.asp January 2015 YIND 7 JAGANNATH TEMPLE, PURI The Jagannath Temple of Puri is a famous, sacred Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath and located on the eastern coast of India, at Puri in the state of Odisha. The temple is an important pilgrimage destination for many Hindu traditions, particularly worshippers of Krishna and Vishnu, and part of the Char Dham pilgrimages that a Hindu is expected to make in one’s lifetime.
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