# Cimcorp to supply automation system for Giti Tire's new South Carolina plant

Cimcorp North America, part of Murata Machinery, will supply a turnkey material-handling automation system for Giti Tire's new manufacturing facility in Chester County, South Carolina. The facility will produce 10 million tires annually and create 1,700 jobs, with completion scheduled for 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-06-12
- Where: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 1,700
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 million tires annually
- Products: passenger and light-truck tires, automated material-handling systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Cimcorp](https://endata.com/companies/16335.md) (supplier)
- [Giti Tire](https://endata.com/companies/16685.md) (customer)
- [Murata Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/16691.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [linearmotiontips.com](https://www.linearmotiontips.com/asrs-design-run-new-manufacturing-distribution-center-2019/), 2017-06-12: "We’re building an advanced tire-manufacturing facility with the latest automation technologies; Cimcorp’s Dream Factory will ensure throughput."

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