# Omron to invest 1 billion yen in second control equipment factory in Shanghai

Omron announced on June 8, 2018, that it will invest 1 billion yen to add a second factory (OMS 2nd Factory) in Shanghai, China, to double production capacity for control equipment by fiscal year 2020. The factory will produce sensors and other automation equipment.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-06-08
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Value: $9.10M (1.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jul 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 170 million units per month (sensor units by fiscal year 2020)
- Products: photoelectric sensors, proximity sensors, control equipment, industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [OMRON](https://endata.com/companies/3384.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2018/06/k060809.html), 2018-06-08: "In response to the strong demand for automation in Chinese manufacturing sites, it will add a second factory to its Omron Shanghai."
- [monoist.itmedia.co.jp](https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/1807/02/news022.html), 2018-07-02: "オムロンは2018年6月8日、制御機器を生産するオムロン上海に第2工場を増設すると発表した。"

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