# Kyocera builds new facility in Shiga, Japan for automated production equipment

Kyocera has started construction of a new facility at its Yasu manufacturing complex in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, to develop and produce proprietary automated production equipment for smart factory use. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 3, 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-04-08
- Where: Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Status: under construction
- Products: automated production equipment, robotics and AI technology
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [KYOCERA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14971.md)

## Sources

- [europe.kyocera.com](https://europe.kyocera.com/news/2019/04/08103622.html), 2019-04-08: "We are excited to welcome the new production facility here, in Shiga, which will contribute our company’s factory automation."

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