# HORIBA STEC commences full-scale operations at Kyoto Fukuchiyama Factory

HORIBA STEC Co., Ltd. has commenced full-scale operations at its new Kyoto Fukuchiyama Factory in Japan. The 23,000 sq m facility produces mass flow controllers and chemical concentration monitors, and will increase domestic production capacity for MFCs to up to three times and for chemical concentration monitors to approximately two times current levels.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-03
- Where: Kyoto Fukuchiyama, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: 3 Jul 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 3x current MFC capacity, up to 2x current chemical concentration monitor capacity
- Products: mass flow controllers, chemical concentration monitors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [HORIBA STEC](https://endata.com/companies/32969.md)
- [HORIBA](https://endata.com/companies/1189.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [horiba.com](https://www.horiba.com/int/company/events/detail/news/7/2026/20260702fp/), 2026-07-03: "The factory features highly efficient production systems, including jidoka lines and automated material-handling equipment."

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