# Nabtesco to build third precision reducer plant in Hamamatsu, doubling output

Nabtesco has decided on the basic schedule for a new precision reducer factory on land acquired in 2020 in Hamamatsu, Japan, with construction starting in autumn 2022 and the building finished by September 2023. Total investment through 2026 is about JPY 47 billion, and annual capacity is planned to reach 2 million units by 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-01
- Where: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Value: $408.7M (47.0B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million units per year by 2026
- Products: precision reducers, industrial robot joint reducers, automatic doors, railway brakes
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Nabtesco](https://endata.com/companies/8867.md)

## Sources

- [n-seikei.jp](https://n-seikei.jp/2022/02/post-81303.html), 2022-02-01: "2026年時点では精密減速機の定時生産能力を現在の約２倍の年産２００万台に拡大する計画。"
- [surgicalroboticstechnology.com](https://www.surgicalroboticstechnology.com/news/nabtesco-announces-new-production-plant-for-precision-gears/), 2022-02-25: "The new plant will double Nabtesco's production capacity to two million precision gearboxes per year by 2026."

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