# Fanuc to build new plant for nano-level mold processing equipment

Fanuc plans to invest 3.5 billion yen ($28.3 million) in a new plant to mass-produce equipment for high-end lenses, targeting demand from 5G smartphones and self-driving cars.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-13
- Where: Oshino-mura, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, Japan
- Value: $28.3M (3.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 units/month
- Products: nano-level mold processing equipment, high-end lens equipment
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Fanuc](https://endata.com/companies/11003.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/fanuc-to-build-new-plant-to-harness-5g-and-self-driving-demand), 2019-05-13: "Japanese industrial robot maker Fanuc plans to spend 3.5 billion yen ($28.3 million) on a new plant it hopes will help it capture business opportunities related to 5G smartphones and self-driving cars."
- [fanuc.co.jp](https://www.fanuc.co.jp/en/profile/pr/newsrelease/2019/notice20190514.html), 2019-05-14: "FANUC CORPORATION is pleased to announce the construction of a new factory for ROBONANO."
- [metalworkingnews.info](https://metalworkingnews.info/fanuc-to-build-new-plant-to-harness-5g-and-self-driving-demand/), 2019-06-20: "Fanuc plans to consolidate two production facilities for high-precision processing equipment at its headquarters in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, and start up the new plant in October."

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