# Daifuku to invest 52 billion yen in Shiga Works expansion

Daifuku is investing 52 billion yen over six years to expand manufacturing and testing capabilities at its Shiga Works mother factory in Japan, targeting cleanroom logistics for semiconductor fabs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-07-12
- Where: Shiga, Japan
- Value: $360.0M (52.0B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Products: automated material handling systems, cleanroom logistics systems, overhead transport systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Daifuku](https://endata.com/companies/16943.md)

## Sources

- [thebuildout.ai](https://thebuildout.ai/intel/52b96495-00a7-4800-bd5a-f4c6729c82d7), 2026-07-12: "Japanese logistics automation leader Daifuku is investing 52 billion yen over the next six years into its Shiga Works 'mother factory.'"

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