# Kawasaki Heavy Industries expands industrial robot production in China

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is expanding production of industrial robots in China, targeting a 70% sales increase with new assembly lines and models to address growing automation needs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-17
- Where: Suzhou, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Kawasaki Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/1921.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/kawasaki-heavy-to-crank-up-factory-robot-output-in-china), 2017-09-17: "Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries is expanding production of industrial robots in China, looking to address that country's growing automation needs."

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