# Toyotetsu expands Simcoe plant with new stamping machines and welding stations

Toyotetsu is expanding its Simcoe, Ontario plant with two heavy-duty stamping machines and 30 robotic welding stations, aiming to reach 900-1,000 workers by end of 2019. The expansion supports Toyota's $1.4 billion investment in nearby facilities.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-05-08
- Where: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: stamped parts for RAV4 superstructure
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toyotetsu](https://endata.com/companies/24754.md)

## Sources

- [simcoereformer.ca](https://www.simcoereformer.ca/2018/05/08/simcoe-toyotetsu-plant-has-fourth-major-expansion-since-2007), 2018-05-08: "But by the end of 2019, we will have something approaching 1,000 workers here."

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