# Nidec Drive Technology opens press machine assembly plant in Ritto, Japan

Nidec Drive Technology opened a press machine assembly plant in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, with an investment of about 3 billion yen. The plant has an annual capacity of 120 units, double the previous capacity, and produces presses from 8 to 330 tons.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-04-15
- Where: Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $20.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: 15 Apr 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 120 press machines per year
- Products: press machines (8 to 330 tons)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec Drive Technology](https://endata.com/companies/71878.md)
- [Nidec](https://endata.com/companies/1321.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF153FM0V10C26A4000000/), 2026-04-15: "地政学リスクの高まりでプレス能力330トンクラスの機械を日本で造ってほしいという要望があった。"
- [nidecpa.com](https://nidecpa.com/resources/news/nidec-drive-technology-opens-new-press-machine-assembly-factory/), 2026-04-15: "This factory will double Nidec Drive Technology's Japanese domestic production capacity from 60 to 120 press machines per year."

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