# Orbotech to increase Israel production capacity by 20% via relocation from San Jose

Orbotech, a KLA company, is relocating its flat panel display development and manufacturing lines from San Jose, California to its plant in Yavne, Israel, increasing its Israel-based production capacity to about 90% of total manufacturing by end of 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-24
- Where: Yavne, Israel, Israel
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 20% increase in production capacity
- Products: flat panel display testing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Orbotech](https://endata.com/companies/16863.md)
- [KLA Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/37465.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [calcalistech.com](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3835616,00.html), 2020-06-24: "The production increase is the result of the relocation of the company’s development and manufacturing lines for electronic testing of flat panel displays from San Jose, California to its plant in the Tel Aviv suburb of Yavne."

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