Kubota to expand mini excavator production

Aug. 07, 2022

Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan, is planning to expand the production capabilities of its Hirakata plant, which is its main mini excavator manufacturing facility in Japan. Kubota will increase its annual production capabilities from 48,000 to 78,000 units by constructing a new building to handle painting, assembly and other manufacturing processes. These new production capabilities will ensure Kubota can not only address the high demand in Europe and North America but also the future demand it foresees in Asia and other emerging markets, the company says.

This new facility will take over part of painting and assembly processes, which will greatly improve production capabilities by creating space to expand existing assembly lines and bring in more machining and welding equipment.

The new painting process adopts an environmentally-friendly powder painting that minimizes paint loss and significantly reduces volatile organic compounds (VOC) in addition to the electrodeposition painting, which is superior in rust prevention, the company says. Kubota will reuse the heat generated by these coating processes and employ solar power generation equipment installed on the roof of the new building to reduce the environmental impact of its manufacturing processes.

The company expects operations to open on the assembly line in October 2024 with operations on the painting line beginning October 2025.

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