Yaskawa are one of the world's largest manufactures of Variable Speed (VSD) or inverter drives for AC motors. All drives are designed in Japan and manufactured with a near obsession for quality.
Yaskawa have started introducing their 8th generation drives and the V1000 was voted best product at the 2007 Hannover Messe trade show - the world's largest engineering show. The J1000 and V1000 are the worlds smallest drives and yet they are loaded with features.

The J1000 is Yaskawas' entry level inverter but with a lot of features including;
- 150% overload with torque compensation for hard starting and low speed
- Quiet operation for more pleasant working environments
- Energy saving in most applications to save costs
- Side by side mounting for reduced cabinet sizes
- User friendly operation and simple setup
- 9 speed steps for enhanced motion control
- Built in braking resistor for reliable deceleration control
- World class build quality and self diagnostics for high reliability
More detail on the J1000 can be found here.
The V1000 has all of these features and adds;
- Built in PID controller making it a single box process controller
- Automatic application presets to reduce setup time
- 200% overload for difficult load situations
- Can be completely customised for your application with built in smart relay
- Configurable 7 inputs, 3 outputs and 17 speed steps
- Auto tuning for hassle free setups
ATTN OEMs: The V1000 has a built in customisable controller and can drastically reduce your wiring and integration costs. With a USB copy unit you can replicate a custom drive controller from one installation to the next in next to no time.