Canon Opening a New Camera Factory in Japan Heavy on Automation   2017/09/02

 

Canon Opening a New Camera Factory in Japan Heavy on Automation.

The factory will take over production of DSLR cameras, which were previously made at a separate Miyazaki plant. Nikkei reports that eventually compact camera manufacturing may be relocated to this factory from abroad as well.

In 2016, 56% of Canon’s cameras and other products were made in Japan. With this new factory, that figure will rise to 60%,

 

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