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Yaskawa Electric starts operations at new Plant No.5 for robot production in Kitakyushu

Yaskawa Electric CorporationKitakyushu, FukuokaPublished Jul 22, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseCompleted

Start—

CompletionJul 2026

Yaskawa Electric's Yahatanishi facility in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture began operating its new Plant No.5 in July 2026, a highly automated site covering motor manufacturing through robot assembly under Yaskawa's 'i3-Mechatronics' concept. The plant has adopted YE DIGITAL's MMLogiStation warehouse execution system (WES) to unify control of automated equipment and support flexible, high-mix production.

Project facts

Owner: Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Listing: 6506 Tokyo
Facility: Logistics facility
Sector: Machinery & robotics
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Equipment / vendor: YE DIGITAL (MMLogiStation WES)
Completion: Jul 2026
Announced: Jul 22, 2026

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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