KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION has completed the construction of its TONAMI MANUFACTURING CENTER, a new factory for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture. A completion ceremony was held on September 18.

Primarily, the TONAMI MANUFACTURING CENTER will be Kokusai Electric’s second Japanese production base after the Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center in the Yatsuo district of Toyama City. Also, it will operate as the main factory for some of the company’s major products. Among them are deposition process equipment and treatment (film property improvement) process equipment.

Primarily, the company will optimize the use of smart transformation (SX).¹ Leveraging this, it will upgrade its manufacturing process, material handling,²and facility management to double production capacity and manufacturing efficiency.³

Also, the TONAMI MANUFACTURING CENTER will be an environmentally friendly factory that will run on 100% renewable energy. Kokusai Electric will introduce a solar power generation system that can supply enough electricity to operate the entire factory. In addition, the factory will conserve energy by using an energy management system (EMS).

Moreover, at the completion ceremony, with the attendance of approximately 100 guests, including Governor of Toyama Prefecture Hachiro Nitta and Mayor of Tonami City Osamu Natsuno, they prayed for the lasting prosperity of the TONAMI MANUFACTURING CENTER. Further, the residents’ association of Shimonakajo, the factory’s location, offered a lion dance performance as part of their prayer.

^*1 Activities for transforming to smart production and management using advanced technologies in IoT, IT, and digitalization, and data.

^*2 Machines and equipment used to increase efficiency of loading and unloading work that places a significant burden on laborers, and to reduce the workforce needed.

^*3 The company plans to double production capacity and manufacturing efficiency for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

-11 October 2024-