Shimadzu's Chinese unit to build forklift hydraulic pump and valve plant in Tianjin

Shimadzu's Chinese subsidiary Tianjin Shimadzu Hydraulic (TSH) will start building a new plant in November 2019 in Tianjin's Xiqing Economic-Technological Development Area to make gear pumps and control valves for forklifts, with completion planned for September 2020. TSH targets 300,000 gear pumps per year by fiscal 2023.

“新工場の竣工は2020年9月を予定しており、TSHはギヤポンプにおいて2023年度には2018年度比2倍となる年間生産30万台を見込んでいます。”nikkei.com

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• nikkei.com島津製作所、中国子会社がフォークリフト向け油圧ギヤポンプおよびコントロールバルブ製造の新工場を着工 - 日本経済新聞Aug 8, 2019
• en.lnews.jpShimadzu Corporation begins construction of new factory for hydraulic equipment for forklifts in Tianjin, China - LNEWS (Logistics News)Aug 8, 2019

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