# Daifuku to build $26M factory in Hobart, Indiana

Daifuku's U.S. subsidiary Wynright Corporation will invest US$26 million to build a new factory in Hobart, Indiana. Construction will begin in fall 2018, with production of logistics systems starting by end of 2019. The factory will create up to 582 new jobs by 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-21
- Where: Hobart, Indiana, United States
- Value: $26.0M
- Jobs: 582
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 29,766 square meters building, doubles production capacity
- Products: sorting systems, conveyors, automated warehouses
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Daifuku](https://endata.com/companies/16943.md)
- [Wynright Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/18965.md)
- [Wynright Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/18965.md) (partner)
- [Daifuku North America](https://endata.com/companies/19066.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2018/09/k092103.html), 2018-08-21: "They will invest US$26 million and begin construction this fall on a building with a total floor area of 29,766 square meters."
- [businessfacilities.com](https://businessfacilities.com/daifuku-wynright-invest-hobart-indiana-manufacturing-complex), 2018-09-18: "We are excited to expand Daifuku Wynright’s North American operations, and our team is looking forward to the addition of a state-of-the-art facility to support our growing business."
- [ien.com](https://www.ien.com/operations/news/21023284/illinois-company-plans-nw-indiana-plant), 2018-09-20: "The new plant will make material handling systems for the logistics industry."
- [lnews.jp](https://www.lnews.jp/2018/09/k092103.html), 2018-09-21: "2600万米ドルを投じて、今秋から延床面積2万9766m2の建屋を着工する。"
- [online.logi-biz.com](https://online.logi-biz.com/1797/), 2018-09-26: "ダイフクは９月20日、米子会社ウィンライトが同国のインディアナ州ホバートに２６００万ドル（約29億円）を投じ、新工場を建設すると発表した。"
- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p688/), 2019-02-01: "Daifuku will consolidate two existing plants in Illinois into a new plant in Indiana, which is scheduled to build."

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