# Topcon expands optical surveying instrument production in Yamagata, Japan

Topcon established a new production line for optical surveying instruments at its existing Yamagata factory in Japan, expanding capacity to meet global demand. The expansion includes multiple production process upgrades.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-01
- Where: Yamagata, Japan, Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: optical surveying instruments, total stations
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Topcon Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/18302.md)
- [Sokkia](https://endata.com/companies/33461.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [xyht.com](https://www.xyht.com/surveying/a-fine-line/), 2018-08-01: "The answer was to establish a completely new production line, an expansion of an existing Topcon factory in distant Yamagata Japan, and to implement multiple advances and upgrades to production processes."

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