# Citizen Machinery to boost CNC lathe capacity in Thailand by 50%

Citizen Machinery will increase production capacity of CNC automatic lathes at its Ayutthaya, Thailand plant by 50% to 350 units per month by November 2022. A new building will be constructed with a total investment of about ¥600 million, and employment will increase by 70 to about 370 by 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-18
- Where: Ayutthaya, Thailand, Thailand
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: Nov 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350 units per month
- Products: CNC automatic lathes (Cincom series)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Citizen Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/18452.md)

## Sources

- [newswitch.jp](https://newswitch.jp/index.php/p/29251), 2021-10-18: "タイで工作機械の生産能力を5割増やすシチズンマシナリーの狙い"
- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p3019/), 2021-11-29: "Citizen Machinery will use the additional floor space to increase the monthly production capacity of the Thai factory by 1.5 times to 350 units."

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