# Fanuc to build new factory to boost robot capacity to 11,000 per month

Fanuc announced plans to build a new factory scheduled to open in August 2018, increasing its robot production capacity from 6,000 to 11,000 units per month.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-01
- Where: Japan
- Starts operating: Aug 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11,000 units per month
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Fanuc](https://endata.com/companies/11003.md)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2017/12/01/fanuc-marks-production-of-500000th-industrial-robot/15259/), 2017-12-01: "Fanuc announced plans to build a new factory scheduled to open in August 2018."

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