# Magnescale to build Laserscale plants in Nara, Japan

Magnescale Co., Ltd. has begun construction on a Laserscale production plant in Nara Prefecture, with completion scheduled for May 2025 and operation start in September 2025. The total investment is approximately 11.7 billion yen, and the plant will have a production capacity of about 35,000 units per year, employing up to 150 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-09-28
- Where: Nara City and Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $78.0M (11.7B JPY)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Sep 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 35,000 units per year
- Products: Laserscale position detection system
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Magnescale](https://endata.com/companies/72915.md)
- [DMG MORI](https://endata.com/companies/7538.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [magnescale.com](https://www.magnescale.com/en/info/news_20230928/), 2023-09-28: "The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 26, 2023, inviting Mr. Makoto Yamashita, Governor of Nara Prefecture, Mr. Gen Nakagawa, Mayor of Nara City, and Mr. Kiyoshi Ueda, Mayor of Yamatokoriyama."

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