Yaskawa Motoman
Mark Latvala has extensive experience in the engineering field, specializing in areas such as application engineering, production engineering, and welding engineering. Mark worked as a Senior Application Engineer at Motoman from 2005 to the present, where they focused on conceptualizing and costing custom turn-key robot systems for various industrial purposes, such as arc welding, spot welding, material handling, and cutting. Prior to that role, they served as a Production Engineer at KYB Manufacturing NA, Inc. from 2002 to 2005, and as a Welding Engineer at Northrop Grumman from 1998 to 2002. During their time at Northrop Grumman, they were responsible for qualifying welding procedures and personnel, as well as writing welding repair procedures and conducting field troubleshooting.
Mark Latvala attended The Ohio State University and graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
Yaskawa Motoman
Founded in 1989, Yaskawa Motoman is a leading industrial robotics company in the Americas. With more than 300,000 Motoman industrial robots, 10 million servos and 18 million inverter drives installed globally, Yaskawa provides automation products and solutions for virtually every industry and robotic application; including arc welding, assembly,coating, dispensing, material handling, material cutting, material removal, packaging, palletizing and spot welding.Their product line includes more than 150 distinct industrial robotic arm models and a full-line of pre-engineered "World" solutions that are complete application-specific work cells, including robot, process and safety equipment.Combined with their sister and partner companies, they support robotic solutions throughout the world. Their proven track record of delivering industry leading quality, innovation and customer satisfaction can help you exceed your automation goals.Yaskawa Motoman is backed by a powerful parent, Yaskawa Electric Corporation of Japan. Since 1915, Yaskawa Electric has demonstrated a passion for automation by developing specialized solutions to help customers increase efficiency, improve quality, boost productivity, and deliver outstanding ROI. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial robots, Yaskawa Electric has offices in 28 countries and approximately 14,000 employees worldwide.