# Okuma rebuilds Konan Plant for automation systems production

Okuma is rebuilding its Konan Plant in Konan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with a total construction budget of 14 billion yen. The project includes a new Engineering Center for automation systems and an Innovation Center for co-creation with customers, both to be completed in December 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-05-22
- Where: Konan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $93.0M (14.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Dec 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: automation systems, machine tools
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Okuma](https://endata.com/companies/16740.md)

## Sources

- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p4804/), 2024-05-22: "We want to make the Engineering Center a core base for reinforcing our engineering capabilities in automation and other areas."

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