Roman Gaida , Department Head of CNC Mechatronics Division EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric , on digital and cultural transformation and embracing diversity
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M itsubishi Electric is a multinational manufacturing giant employing over 100,000 people globally . Creating everything from air conditioning systems to satellites to robots , its reach can be felt in a huge host of industries . Roman Gaida is Mitsubishi ’ s Department Head of CNC Mechatronics Division EMEA , part of its factory automation business unit . CNC ( computer numerical control ) deals with the automated control of machine tools via computing . “ We provide the software , the hardware and the drives for all CNC machines of our big OEMs , some of which we ’ ve been working with for more than 40 years now . Yamazaki Mazak Corporation , for example , which is one of the biggest producers of numerical controlled machines in the world . There are thousands of machines all over Europe which we service and provide spare parts for , as well as conducting repairs .”