# Midea plans to add Kuka factory in China

Midea plans to add a Kuka factory in China as part of its expansion plans, though no specific location or timeline is given.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-24
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Midea](https://endata.com/companies/1678.md)
- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industryweek.com](https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/22024038/mideas-plan-for-beer-pouring-robots-people-less-factories), 2017-08-24: "Increasing the number of research engineers in the U.S. and adding a Kuka factory in China is just the start, Midea Vice President Hu Ziqiang said in an interview."

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