Factory/PlantSemiconductors & electronics

Tatsuta Electric Wire to expand leak-detection system capacity at Kyoto Plant

Tatsuta Electric Wire Co., Ltd.Fukuchiyama, KyotoPublished Oct 10, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionSep 2027

To completion

Today

2027

About 11 months to scheduled completion.

Tatsuta Electric Wire will make additional capital investments at its Kyoto Plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, to increase production capacity for leak-detection systems used in AI data centers and other facilities. The expansion will proceed in stages, with capacity expected to reach approximately 2.5 times the end-2026 level by September 2027, as demand for water-cooling infrastructure in AI data centers grows.

Project facts

Owner: Tatsuta Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
Listing: 5809 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Semiconductors & electronics
Location: Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: Approximately 2.5 times the end-2026 production capacity
Completion: Sep 2027
Announced: Oct 9, 2026
Themes: AI-infrastructure

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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