Yamazaki Mazak and ABEJA announced a joint development agreement on October 16, 2026, to implement physical AI on manufacturing floors, including AI agents for machining optimization, production scheduling, and robot behavior learning, with commercialization targeted by end of fiscal 2028.

Miyairi Valve Manufacturing's board approved about ¥900 million to automate production of high-pressure gas container valves at its Kofu Plant in Yamanashi, with operations starting sequentially from August 2028.

Nabtesco has decided on the basic schedule for a new precision reducer factory on land acquired in 2020 in Hamamatsu, Japan, with construction starting in autumn 2022 and the building finished by September 2023. Total investment through 2026 is about JPY 47 billion, and annual capacity is planned to reach 2 million units by 2026.

Harmonic Drive Systems will invest about JPY6.5bn (USD70 million) at its Ariake plant in Nagano Prefecture to raise strain wave gear output from 150,000 to 220,000 units per month by August 2022.

Nidec plans a sevenfold increase in production capacity for speed reducers used in industrial robots, adding equipment to meet rising automation demand.