# Step Electric's Xiaoao unit breaks ground on welding line plant in Kunshan

Step Electric's subsidiary Xiaoao Industrial Intelligent Equipment (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Kunshan, Suzhou, for automotive intelligent flexible welding production lines. The first phase investment is 190 million yuan.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-12
- Where: Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $28.6M (190.0M CNY)
- Status: under construction
- Products: automotive intelligent flexible welding production lines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Xiaoao Industrial Intelligent Equipment (Suzhou)](https://endata.com/companies/17808.md)
- [Shanghai STEP Electric Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/17254.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ainet.cn](https://www.ainet.cn/znw/_01-ABC00000000000266689.shtml), 2017-10-26: "2017年9月12日，新时达集团晓奥工业智能装备(苏州)有限公司 —— 汽车智能化柔性焊接生产线项目新建厂房(一期工程)在苏州昆山高新区产业园举行了奠基典礼。"

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