# Horiba Stec starts mass flow controller production at new Kyoto Fukuchiyama plant

Horiba Stec has started full-scale operations at its new Kyoto Fukuchiyama plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, producing mass flow controllers and chemical concentration monitors. The total investment was approximately JPY 17 billion, and the plant will eventually increase domestic production capacity for mass flow controllers by up to three times and chemical concentration monitors by up to two times.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-29
- Where: Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: 29 Aug 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: mass flow controllers: up to 3x current capacity; chemical concentration monitors: up to 2x current 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](https://endata.com/companies/1189.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2026/08/108072/), 2026-08-29: "堀場エステックは、京都府福知山市にマスフローコントローラーや薬液濃度モニターなどを生産する「京都福知山工場」を本格稼働した。"

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