# OMRON to build second control equipment factory in Shanghai, China

OMRON announced it will build the second factory of OMRON (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai to expand control equipment and industrial robot capacity, doubling its China production capacity by fiscal 2020. Total investment is JPY1.0 billion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-01
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Value: $9.10M (1.00B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Doubling China production capacity by fiscal 2020 (vs. fiscal 2017)
- Products: photoelectric sensors, proximity sensors, control equipment, industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [omron.com](https://www.omron.com/media/press/2018/06/c0608.html), 2018-06-01: "OMRON announced today its decision to construct the second factory of OMRON (Shanghai) Co., Ltd."

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