At a glance
- Company
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
- Ticker
- Tokyo: 7272
- Announcement
- Expansion
- Location
- Iwata
Key figures
- Increase in total office-building floor area
- 1.6 times
- Increase in production area
- 1.8 times
- Expected surface-mounter production capacity
- approximately doubled
- Robotics Business anniversary
- 40th anniversary
- Ceremony attendees
- approximately 200 people
Products and programs
IWATA, September 18, 2024 -- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the Company has held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of renovation and expansion work at the Hamamatsu Robotics Office, which develops, manufactures, and sells surface mounters and industrial robots, as well as the 40th anniversary of the Robotics Business, which started in 1984 as the IM Division. The ceremony was attended by approximately 200 people, including business partners, and included a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The renovation and expansion work began in January 2023, achieving 1.6 times increase in the total floor area of the office buildings and 1.8 times expansion in production area. As a result, the production capacity for surface mounters will be approximately doubled.
Additionally, with the installation of additional solar panels in the expanded area, the conversion of the entire facility, including the cafeteria, to electric power, and the introduction of CO₂-free electricity starting in 2022, this will be the Company's first Carbon Neutral Factory.
The strengthening of the base through this expansion and renovation is part of the company's strategic investment in growing businesses under its medium-term management plan (2022-2024). Yamaha Motor will further enhance its customer-oriented systems for technology, sales, and services, which is the strength of its robotics business, and work towards reinforcing profitability by expanding the scale and business area in a growing market.
Exterior of the Hamamatsu Robotics Office after Expansion and Renovation
(The right side shows the expanded section)
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Questions around this news
What work is carried out at Yamaha Motor’s Hamamatsu Robotics Office?
The office develops, manufactures, and sells surface mounters and industrial robots. The release says its robotics business began in 1984 as the IM Division, and the 2024 ceremony marked the business’s 40th anniversary as well as the completion of the site’s renovation and expansion.
How did the Hamamatsu Robotics Office expansion change its production capacity?
The renovation and expansion increased the total floor area of the office buildings to 1.6 times its previous size and expanded the production area to 1.8 times its previous size. The company said that the work would approximately double production capacity for surface mounters.
Why did Yamaha Motor invest in expanding and renovating the robotics office?
The release identifies the project as a strategic investment in growing businesses under the company’s 2022–2024 medium-term management plan. The company said it aims to strengthen technology, sales, and service systems for customers, expand the robotics business’s scale and business area, and reinforce profitability in a growing market.
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