Mitsubishi Electric invests 220 crore in a new Automation systems manufacturing facility

A new factory near Pune will manufacture variable frequency drives and factory automation control system products.

Mitsubishi Electric India Private Limited initiated the ground-breaking ceremony of the new Factory Automation Systems Factory in Talegaon near Pune. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation had recently announced an approximate greenfield investment of rupees 220 Crores. The new factory will manufacture Variable Frequency Drives and Factory Automation (FA) control system products.

Mitsubishi Electric India’s Factory Automation & Industrial Division has a strong presence in automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. It has been increasingly catering to upcoming and diverse sectors like data centres, e-commerce, sugar, and steel, to name a few. The company has a robust local R&D base and has been developing indigenous products that cater to the local requirements of the customers.

Kazuhiko Tamura, Managing Director of Mitsubishi Electric India, said, “The upcoming factory is a testament to the strong commitment that Mitsubishi Electric India has towards its customers. For almost three decades now, we have been serving the Indian market. Since then, we have rapidly expanded our India operations. The new factory will meet the growing customer demand and will help create added value for them. We will continue to strongly support India’s manufacturing sector by offering cutting-edge factory automation technologies and solutions.”

This new manufacturing facility will not only act as a tool for business expansion. Still, it will also empower the company’s customers and India’s manufacturing sector with shorter delivery times and price optimization of Factory Automation equipment. The ground-breaking ceremony was presided over by the Managing Director of Mitsubishi Electric India, Kazuhiko Tamura, and the Director and Factory Automation Division Head, Tomohiro Yoshida.