# SVAB to build new factory in Åsbro, Sweden

SVAB, a manufacturer of joysticks and control electronics for excavators, broke ground on 25 March 2023 for a new factory in Åsbro, south of Örebro. The facility is expected to be completed in January 2024 and will double production capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-03-25
- Where: Åsbro, south of Örebro, Sweden
- Starts operating: Jan 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: joysticks, control electronics for excavators
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SVAB](https://endata.com/companies/69783.md)

## Sources

- [anlaggningsvarlden.se](https://anlaggningsvarlden.se/svab-bygger-ny-fabrik-soder-om-orebro/), 2023-04-17: "Vår försäljning mot maskintillverkare runt om i världen ökar kraftigt och samtidigt som vi behöver utöka vår produktionskapacitet behöver vi även göra plats för vår utökade personalstyrka."

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