# LG Electronics to deploy 10,000 robots at Changwon smart factory

LG Electronics will deploy 10,000 industrial robots at its Changwon production site to create a smart factory for premium home appliances. The project will be completed by 2023, with production capacity reaching 3 million units per year, 50% higher than current capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-25
- Where: Changwon, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million units per year
- Products: premium home appliances, refrigerators, dishwashers, water purifiers
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [LG Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/11457.md)
- [Robostar](https://endata.com/companies/16447.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/8912593), 2019-07-25: "LG Electronics will deploy 10,000 industrial robots to reshape its Changwon production site into a smart factory for premium home appliances"

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