SMC plans production equipment investment at Tianjin factory
Machinery & RoboticsChina
SMC plans to invest JPY 3.6 billion in production equipment at its Tianjin factory in China. The disclosure lists the project as a planned facility investment, but does not provide a construction schedule or additional production capacity.
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