# Citizen Machinery completes new building at Kitakami plant to boost capacity 20%

Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd. completed a new building at its Kitakami plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, to increase production capacity for Miyano brand CNC automatic lathes by 20%. Full operation is scheduled for April 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-10-07
- Where: Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Apr 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20% increase in production capacity; total domestic capacity to 170 units per month
- Products: CNC automatic lathes (Miyano brand)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Citizen Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/18452.md)

## Sources

- [citizen.co.jp](https://www.citizen.co.jp/release/news/detail/2025/20251007.html), 2025-10-07: "新棟の稼働を通じて、世界的に拡大する航空機・自動車業界等、さまざまな需要に迅速に応えるとともに、今後も北上の地から高品質な工作機械を提供します。"

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