Event
Harmonic Drive Systems announces Ariake Plant capacity expansion for strain-wave gears
Key points
- Harmonic Drive Systems announced a capital investment to increase HarmonicDrive strain-wave gearing production capacity at its Ariake Plant in Nagano Prefecture.
- The project was designed to raise domestic production capacity from 150,000 units per month to 220,000 units per month by August 2022.
- The company tied the expansion to continued demand from industrial robots and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, plus growing demand from industrial machinery and automotive applications.
Company context
Harmonic Drive Systems is a Japanese precision motion-control company centered on HarmonicDrive strain-wave gearing, precision speed reducers, actuators and related mechatronics products. Its robotics relevance comes from compact, high-precision, zero-backlash reducer and actuator products used in industrial robots, semiconductor equipment, medical devices and other precision automation systems.
Context
- Company
- Harmonic Drive Systems
- Segment
- Reducers
- Event type
- Production Milestone
- Geography
- Tokyo · Japan