# Bosch Rexroth invests CNY 500M to expand Xi'an plant

Bosch Rexroth (Xi'an) Electronic Drives and Controls Co., Ltd. broke ground on a second-phase expansion project in Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, investing CNY 500 million to build an Industry 4.0 linear guide and assembly conveyor system project. The expansion is expected to be completed and operational by 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-18
- Where: Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Value: $74.5M (500.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: double development and production capacities
- Products: linear guides, automated assembly conveyor systems, flexible transfer systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Bosch Rexroth](https://endata.com/companies/1297.md)

## Sources

- [sn.cri.cn](https://sn.cri.cn/chinanews/20190318/b3e04803-9ffd-b132-8e64-b694e2e7d405.html), 2019-03-18: "这一项目旨在将西安工厂发展成为智能制造和工业自动化方案的整体供应商，以及全球‘未来工厂’示范基地。"
- [fluidfinland.fi](https://www.fluidfinland.fi/uutiset.html?154870=), 2019-03-22: "The plant will become the center of factory automation of Bosch Rexroth in Asia."
- [computer-automation.de](https://www.computer-automation.de/industrial-communication/ground-breaking-ceremony-for-site-expansion-in-china.htm), 2019-03-27: "In mid-March 2019, Bosch Rexroth began expanding its plant in Xi'an, China. The company has earmarked around 60 million euros for this project."

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