# Nabtesco to boost precision reducer capacity to 1.2 million units per year by 2020

Nabtesco announced a production capacity expansion for precision reducers from 2018 to 2020, investing about ¥70 billion initially and ¥190 billion later to reach 1.2 million units per year by 2020, up from 640,000 units in 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-18
- Where: Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $230.0M (26.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million units per year
- Products: precision reducers
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Nabtesco](https://endata.com/companies/8867.md)

## Sources

- [monoist.itmedia.co.jp](https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/1712/18/news021.html), 2017-12-18: "ナブテスコは、2018～2020年度にかけて精密減速機事業の生産能力を増強する。"

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