# Antewei opens digital smart factory in Changshu, China

Antewei inaugurated its digital smart factory in Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone with a total investment of 1.68 billion yuan. The first phase started production in November 2024 and reached full capacity in April 2025. A second phase agreement was also signed.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-04-19
- Where: Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $230.0M (1.68B CNY)
- Starts operating: Nov 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 butterfly valves, 170,000 ball valves, 50,000 lined valves per year
- Products: butterfly valves, ball valves, lined valves, double eccentric half-ball valves, orbit ball valves
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Suzhou Antewei Industrial Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/84260.md)

## Sources

- [prcvalve.com](https://prcvalve.com/newsDetail/1543337905-news), 2025-04-21: "2025年4月19日-20日，安特威数字化智造航母工厂在江苏常熟经济技术开发区盛大启航！这座总投资16.8亿元的智能工厂，不仅是安特威迈向全球高端装备制造领域的关键一步，更标志着中国工业流体控制设备制造领域智能化转型的新标杆。"

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