# Shimane Shimadzu to digitize coating and welding lines at Izumo plant

Shimane Shimadzu Corporation, a subsidiary of Shimadzu, will construct a new building to digitize the coating process and enhance welding robots at its plant in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The project aims to increase coating throughput by 1.5 times and welding throughput by 1.3 times, and reduce waste by 25%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-12
- Where: Hikawa-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: medical X-ray diagnostic systems, coating services, welding services
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Shimadzu Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5366.md)
- [Shimane Shimadzu Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/64671.md)

## Sources

- [shimadzu.com](https://www.shimadzu.com/news/-dx5pnytjerk692r.html), 2022-08-10: "New construction of its new building will be set to begin to digitize the coating process and enhance the welding robots."

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