Star Micronics started operations at a new factory building at its Kikugawa South Plant in Shizuoka, Japan, to increase production capacity for spindles used in Swiss-type automatic lathes. The investment was about ¥10 billion, and the building started operations in December 2025.
Star Micronics will renovate its Kikugawa plant by building a new Kikugawa South factory for core parts (total cost ~¥10 billion, start July 2024, operation November 2025) and construct a new Makinohara plant for final assembly of advanced CNC automatic lathes (total cost ~¥5 billion, start May 2025, operation July 2026), aiming to increase production capacity to 100 units per month.
Star Micronics has approved a renovation of its Kikugawa plant and construction of a new factory in Kikugawa, Shizuoka, Japan, for its machine tool business. The total investment is about ¥10 billion, with construction starting July 2024 and operations beginning November 2025, aiming to establish a production capacity of 100 units per month.
Star Micronics announced it will build a new plant at its Star Micronics Manufacturing Dalian facility in China, with an investment of about 650 million yen. The new plant will be used for machine tool assembly and will increase production capacity to 300 units per month, a 25% increase. Operations are expected to start in February 2022.
Star Micronics will expand its Chinese subsidiary Suda Seimitsu (Dalian) factory and add production equipment, investing about 650 million yen to increase capacity by 25% to 300 machine tools per month. Operations are expected to start in February 2022.
Star Micronics announced construction of a new three-story factory building in Dalian, China, for its Chinese subsidiary, with an investment of approximately 700 million yen, to consolidate operations and boost capacity.
Star Micronics will construct a new three-story factory building at its Dalian plant in China, with an investment of approximately 7 billion yen, to increase production capacity for CNC automatic lathes.
| Site | Largest | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Kikugawa, Japan | $67.0M | 2026-02-05 |
| Kikugawa and Makinohara, Japan | $100.0M | 2024-04-20 |
| Dalian, China | $63.0M | 2021-12-10 |