# Nidec Machine Tool to build new cutting tool factory in Ranipet, India

Nidec Machine Tool Corporation will construct a new factory for Nidec India Precision Tools Ltd. in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India, increasing production capacity by 1.5 times. The factory will produce hob cutters, pinion cutters, and other cutting tools.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-08-15
- Where: Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 times current capacity
- Products: hob cutters, pinion cutters, cutting tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec Machine Tool](https://endata.com/companies/57941.md)
- [Nidec India Precision Tools Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/71050.md)
- [Nidec India Precision Tools Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/71050.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gearsolutions.com](https://gearsolutions.com/news/nidec-machine-tool-to-launch-new-cutting-tool-factory-in-india/), 2023-08-15: "Nidec Machine Tool Corporation, a group company of Nidec Corporation, will construct a new factory for Nidec India Precision Tools Ltd., the company’s cutting tool manufacturer and seller in Ranipet of India’s Tamil Nadu State."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2023/09/07/industrial-components-giant-nidec-opens-new-factory-in-india/71914/), 2023-09-07: "The new factory, with its production capacity 1.5 times the company’s current manufacturing capability, will produce hob cutters, pinion cutters, and other cutting tools."

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