FANUC opens new laser factory in Mibu to strengthen production capacity

November 1, 2017

FANUC opens sixth factory building in Tochigi

On November 1, 2017, FANUC opened its new “Mibu Laser Factory” in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. A portion of the facility was shown to attendees during the completion ceremony.

The Mibu production site includes six factory buildings, manufacturing CNCs and servomotors. The newly completed laser factory is the sixth building, following the shipping center. The first floor of the two-story building houses FF Laser, a joint venture with Furukawa Electric. The second and third floors are used for manufacturing fiber lasers and CO₂ laser oscillators, with a planned monthly production capacity of 400 units.

Currently, the factory can produce 100 units per month, and FANUC aims to scale up to 400 units monthly within two to three years.

Expanding production base through land acquisition

FANUC also signed a land purchase agreement with Tochigi Prefecture at the same time. The contract finalizes the acquisition of approximately 700,000 square meters of land for the Mibu factory, divided across six phases.

Yoshiharu Inaba, CEO of FANUC, stated after signing the agreement with Governor Fukuda Tomikazu, “The Mibu factory is the second-largest production base after the Yamanashi headquarters. It is designed as a state-of-the-art facility to meet rising demand through automation, robotization, and networking.”