# Aichi Steel to double production capacity for power card lead frames with new plant in Gifu

Aichi Steel announced it will build a new production building at its Gifu plant to double production capacity of power card lead frames for inverters in next-generation vehicles. Investment is about 3 billion yen, with production start targeted for October 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-31
- Where: Gifu Prefecture, Kakamigahara City, Japan
- Value: $27.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.8 million units per month
- Products: power card lead frames
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Aichi Steel](https://endata.com/companies/24606.md)

## Sources

- [kikai-news.net](https://kikai-news.net/2017/05/31/%e6%84%9b%e7%9f%a5%e8%a3%bd%e9%8b%bc%e3%80%81%e6%ac%a1%e4%b8%96%e4%bb%a3%e8%87%aa%e5%8b%95%e8%bb%8a%e7%94%a8%e6%94%be%e7%86%b1%e9%83%a8%e5%93%81%e3%81%ae%e7%94%9f%e7%94%a3%e8%83%bd%e5%8a%9b%e5%80%8d/), 2017-05-31: "愛知製鋼は5月31日、HVやEVなど次世代車に不可欠なインバータ用放熱部品である「パワーカードリードフレーム」の生産能力倍増を決定、岐阜工場内に新生産棟建設を開始したと発表した。"

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