# Mitutoyo opens new micrometer head plant in Kochi, Japan

Mitutoyo's new Kochi plant in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, started operations in November 2022, with a floor area about 3.6 times larger than the old plant, aiming to become the world's top micrometer head production facility.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-11-15
- Where: Konan, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Nov 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: micrometer heads
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Mitutoyo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/43252.md)

## Sources

- [kochi-mitutoyo.co.jp](https://kochi-mitutoyo.co.jp/company/outline/), 2020-11-15: "2022年11月より高知県香南市で操業開始し、以前の工場より生産能力の向上が可能になりました。"

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