Future Mitsubishi Electric Factory Will Make Automation Control Products
TOKYO—Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says it has acquired 42,000 square meters of land in Owariasahi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where it will build a new plant to manufacture factory automation (FA) control system products starting in April 2025.
The factory will use several advanced technologies such as 5G communication, allowing simultaneous connection of various machines, human workers and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs). At the same time, high-speed, real-time data acquisition throughout the factory will provide data sets on all aspects of the production cycle for AI-based analysis to realize a safe and flexible production environment.