# Intuitive to build $500M medtech facility in Penang, Malaysia

Intuitive will invest about RM2 billion ($500 million) over five years in a new 316,000-square-foot facility in Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Penang. The facility will produce surgical instruments and electromechanical devices for the da Vinci system, starting operations in 2028 and creating 1,200 jobs by 2032.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-14
- Where: Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Penang, Malaysia
- Value: $500.0M
- Jobs: 1,200
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 316,000 square feet
- Products: surgical instruments, electromechanical devices for da Vinci surgical system
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Intuitive](https://endata.com/companies/56906.md)

## Sources

- [malaymail.com](https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/08/14/intuitives-rm2b-penang-facility-to-boost-medtech-manufacturing-create-1200-jobs/231345), 2026-08-14: "Expanding our global manufacturing network requires thoughtful, long-term investments that enable us to scale while maintaining the operational excellence that defines Intuitive."

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