IRISO (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Hitoshi Suzuki) has completed construction of its sixth global and second domestic production factory in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and held a completion ceremony on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
The completion ceremony, which began at 10:00 a.m., was attended by a total of about 40 people, including Chairman Sadao Sato, President Jin Suzuki, Director and Managing Executive Officer Keiji Takeda, as well as distinguished guests Akita Prefecture Governor Norihisa Sata and Yokote City Mayor Ohtaka Takahashi.
Akita Factory Establishment Overview
Akita Factory Overview
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Site area
58,000 m²
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Total floor area
18,225 m²
Construction progress
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March 2022
Announcement of establishment of Akita factory
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March 2023
Construction begins (safety prayer ceremony)
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October 2024
Construction completed (commencement ceremony)
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April 2025
Start of operations
Social conditions have been changing rapidly in recent years. It has become urgent to build a new production plant in Japan in order to avoid various risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, expand domestic production, and promote BCP and local production for local consumption. Akita Prefecture is an area with few natural disasters and is actively promoting the introduction of renewable energy power generation, so we decided to build a factory in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
The Akita Factory will be an integrated connector production facility with production processes including pressing, molding, plating, and assembly, with approximately 30 pressing and molding machines planned to be installed. The connector assembly line is planned to eventually have around 150 machines, and five to six 60-meter plating lines will be introduced. Based on concepts such as a smart factory and excellent energy-saving performance, we plan to develop high-added-value production activities.
