# Midea Kuka Swisslog smart manufacturing center breaks ground in Kunshan

Midea Group's Kuka and Swisslog smart manufacturing center project broke ground in Kunshan, China, on August 27, 2026. The project involves an additional investment of $30 million to expand Kuka's industrial robot capacity and introduce Swisslog's smart warehousing and logistics technology.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-27
- Where: Kunshan, China, China
- Value: $30.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: annual output value over 3 billion yuan
- Products: industrial robots, smart warehousing and logistics systems
- 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)
- [Swisslog](https://endata.com/companies/6942.md)
- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (partner)
- [Swisslog](https://endata.com/companies/6942.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gkong.com](https://www.gkong.com/news/127018.html), 2026-08-27: "美的集团库卡瑞仕格智能制造中心项目拟增资3000万美元，在扩大库卡现有工业机器人产能的同时，引入瑞仕格在智慧仓储、智慧物流领域的核心技术"
- [gkzhan.com](https://www.gkzhan.com/news/detail/195098.html), 2026-08-31: "美的集团库卡瑞仕格智能制造中心项目拟增资3000万美元，在扩大库卡现有工业机器人产能的同时，引入瑞仕格在智慧仓储、智慧物流领域的核心技术。"
- [wsb.suzhou.gov.cn](http://wsb.suzhou.gov.cn/wb/xswsdt/202609/9c5c71bc2ed1404b9835d77eeed9b40e.shtml), 2026-09-01: "美的集团库卡瑞仕格智能制造中心项目拟增资3000万美元，在扩大库卡现有工业机器人产能的同时，引入瑞仕格在智慧仓储、智慧物流领域的核心技术"

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