# Takeuchi Manufacturing to build new crawler loader plant in Aoki, Japan

Takeuchi Manufacturing announced it will acquire land adjacent to its Aoki plant in Nagano Prefecture to build a new factory for crawler loaders, with a total investment of ¥18 billion, expected to start operations in January 2028 and increase group production capacity by 1.3 times.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-03-27
- Where: Aoki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Value: $120.0M (18.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jan 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.3 times current group production capacity
- Products: crawler loaders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Takeuchi Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/58151.md)

## Sources

- [kikai-news.net](https://kikai-news.net/2025/03/27/%e7%ab%b9%e5%86%85%e8%a3%bd%e4%bd%9c%e6%89%80%e3%80%81%e9%9d%92%e6%9c%a8%e5%b7%a5%e5%a0%b4%e9%9a%a3%e6%8e%a5%e5%9c%b0%e3%81%ab%e6%96%b0%e5%b7%a5%e5%a0%b4%e3%80%81%e7%b7%8f%e6%8a%95%e8%b3%87%e9%a1%8d/), 2025-03-27: "The new factory will be the cornerstone of a growth strategy looking five to ten years ahead."
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC23BW90T20C25A3000000/), 2025-04-03: "投資総額は180億円で、2028年1月の稼働を目指す。"
- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2025/05/92830/), 2025-05-20: "新工場の稼働開始は2028年1月頃を予定し、フル稼働時にはグループ全体の生産能力が1.3倍となる見込み。"

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