# Midea Kuka to build East China Smart Manufacturing Center in Kunshan

Midea Kuka has signed an agreement to build the East China Smart Manufacturing Center in Kunshan High-tech Zone, with an additional investment of $30 million. The 28-mu (approx. 1.87 hectares) facility will expand industrial robot production capacity and add smart warehousing and logistics systems, with expected annual output value exceeding 3 billion yuan after reaching full production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-04-22
- Where: Kunshan High-tech Zone, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $30.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: annual output value over 3 billion yuan
- Products: industrial robots, stacker cranes, shuttles, smart warehousing software, flexible robot production lines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Midea](https://endata.com/companies/1678.md)
- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md)

## Sources

- [gkong.com](https://www.gkong.com/news/125666.html), 2026-04-22: "美的库卡华东智能制造中心项目位于昆山高新区，占地28亩，拟增资3000万美元"

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