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.

Miyairi Valve Mfg. decided to invest about ¥900 million in high-pressure gas container valve production equipment at its Kofu factory in Shimosuwa City, Yamanashi, with operations starting from August 2028.

Daihen will build a new factory within its Mie works in Taki, Mie Prefecture, to double production capacity for large transformers by FY2029, with total investment of about 10 billion yen.

Suntory Food International announced a new PET bottle beverage production line and automated logistics warehouse at its Suntory Products Takasago Plant in Hyogo Prefecture, with about 250 billion yen of equipment investment and operations planned for spring 2026.

KITZ SCT has completed a new plant building at its Nitta SC Plant, expanding production capacity of valves for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The announcement was made April 7, 2023.

Seiko NSK plans to invest 30 billion yen over five years to increase production of bearings for electric vehicles, including at its Ishibe Plant in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture. The plan was reported on 29 December 2022.

Kanto Seiki announced a new building at its Eda factory in Maebashi, Gunma, to raise production capacity and productivity, with about ¥700 million investment and completion planned for August 2023.

Toshiba Materials announced a new facility for silicon nitride balls on its Yokohama headquarters site, budgeted at over 5 billion yen (about US$38 million), raising capacity 50% versus fiscal 2021. Production is expected to start in November 2023.

Toyota Industries is expanding capacity for car air-conditioning electric compressors, including roughly doubling its Higashiura plant in Aichi with a new processing line starting October 2022. The company targets a global production system of 10 million units.

NHK Spring is building a new motor core production building at its Atsugi plant in Kanagawa, investing about ¥5 billion. Capacity at the plant will roughly triple after the building opens, with construction starting November 2022 and completion in October 2023.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to build a second facility next to its MHIAEL Nagasaki Plant, doubling its floor area from 5,400 to about 11,000 square meters. The expansion will bring outsourced combustor processes in-house and support production ramp-up for PW1100G-JM engine components.

Kaneka Corporation has decided to significantly increase production capacity for its PHBH biodegradable polymer Green Planet in Japan, with further capacity planned in Europe and America.

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.

Toyo Seikan announced on 27 May 2020 a total investment of about ¥12 billion to add automated aluminum two-piece can manufacturing equipment at its Ishioka plant in Ibaraki, with start-up from April 2021.

Food tray maker Efupico will invest about 2.7 billion yen to expand processing and moulding equipment for food containers made from used PET bottles. It plans to raise capacity by 20% within fiscal 2020.

Nikkiso plans to move industrial and aerospace production from its Higashimurayama plant to its Miyazaki plant, investing about 9.5 billion yen to expand capacity there, with about 100 new jobs. Completion is planned by 2021.

Toyo Seikan Group's subsidiary Toyo Seikan will build a new plant building at its Toyohashi factory in Aichi Prefecture to make plastic pouches and cups, with total investment of about 9 billion yen including capacity equipment. Completion is planned for March 2020.

Mandom will invest about JPY 11 billion to build a new production building at its Fukusaki plant in Hyogo, Japan, raising capacity of wax and other cosmetics by 60% to 230 million units a year. Production of the new building is scheduled to start in November 2020.

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