# FANUC to open robotics factory in August 2018

FANUC is scheduled to open a new robotics factory in August 2018 to increase robot production capacity. The announcement was made on December 21, 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-21
- Starts operating: Aug 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [productionmachining.com](https://www.productionmachining.com/news/fanuc-will-increase-robot-production-with-new-factory), 2017-12-21: "FANUC is scheduled to open a robotics factory in August 2018, as 'Automation and robotics are key drivers of manufacturing competitiveness.'"

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