# Yaskawa to expand robot production in Changzhou, China

Yaskawa Electric plans to more than double its industrial robot output at its facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-05
- Where: Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China
- Value: $45.0M
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 18000 units/year
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)
- [Yaskawa (China) Robotics Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/16372.md)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2017/07/05/big-industrial-robot-manufacturers-looking-to-move-into-china/13240/), 2017-07-05: "Yaskawa will expand its operations in Changzhou, in the Jiangsu province."
- [ca800.com](http://ca800.com/news/d_1nvgk154aa4q1.html), 2017-07-17: "7月14日上午，安川(中国)机器人有限公司二期项目开工，投资4500万美元，预计明年4月底实现竣工投产。"
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP451895_R20C17A7000000/), 2017-07-21: "安川（中国）机器人有限公司は、第1工場、第2工場に加え第3工場を新たに増設し需要地生産の体制を強化するとともに現地での開発体制を強化します。"
- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/07/j072106.html), 2017-07-21: "Yaskawa Electric announced that it will add a third factory to its Yaskawa (China) Robotics plant in Wujin Gaojin District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China."

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