# NOVUS Automation triples production capacity with new SMT assembly line

NOVUS Automation is installing a new SMT assembly line at its headquarters in Canoas, Brazil, which will triple its production capacity. The investment in Industry 4.0 technology will reduce component preparation time by half. First products from the new line are expected in December 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-11
- Where: Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Starts operating: Dec 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: triple current production capacity
- Products: electronic boards, industrial automation equipment
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NOVUS Automation](https://endata.com/companies/4015.md)

## Sources

- [novusautomation.com](https://www.novusautomation.com/en/news/novus-will-triple-its-production-capacity-by-investing-in-an-assembly-line-with-the-industry-4-0-con), 2021-11-11: "The new production line includes five equipment with high technology software, which can communicate efficiently with machines and corporate management systems."

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