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Daido Metal decides to invest in expanding production capacity for engine bearings used in generators for data centers at its Mexican production facility

Daido Metal Co., Ltd. has decided to invest in the construction of a new plant at its existing facility in Mexico to expand production capacity for engine bearings used in data center generators. The company plans to invest approximately ¥4.0 billion by FY2027 and begin production in 2028.

Worth reading
69In focus
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Direction
Improvement
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Scale
40
¥100 million (planned investment amount)
Wording
Conditional
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Announced details

Engine bearings for data center generatorsBearings for medium- and high-speed engines
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
Emergency power generation for data centersPrime power generation for data centersSmall and medium-sized vessels
Launch date2028 (planned; production start)
Contract Date2026 (this year; specific date not disclosed)
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

Global production capacity for engine bearings used in data center generators: approximately 1.5 times the current level (planned)

Revenue from bearings for medium- and high-speed engines in 2030: approximately 1.6 times 2025 actual revenue (planned)

Revenue from bearings for data centers in 2030: approximately 4.8 times 2025 actual revenue (planned)

Revenue from North America: more than six times 2025 actual revenue (planned)

Revenue from Japan: approximately three times 2025 actual revenue (planned)

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
DAIDO METAL CO.,LTD.7245
Relationship with the Company

Customer with which a production commitment agreement has been signed. Capital and personnel relationships are not disclosed.

CounterpartyNorth American diesel engine manufacturer (company name not disclosed)

North American diesel engine manufacturer. Other details, including its location, representative, business activities, capital, and year established, are not disclosed.

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

Jalisco, Mexico (within the existing premises of Daido Metal Mexico S.A. de C.V.)

New plant floor area: approximately 14,000 m² (planned)
Impact on Business Performance

Operating profit from this business is expected to reach a level that will contribute to the target operating profit margin for FY2030. The specific amount is not disclosed.

The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications data (data center market and number of data centers)

Company estimates (market share and revenue from bearings for data centers)

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredEngine bearings for data center generators, Bearings for medium- and high-speed engines
CounterpartyNorth American diesel engine manufacturer (company name not disclosed)
Counterparty overviewNorth American diesel engine manufacturer. Other details, including its location, representative, business activities, capital, and year established, are not disclosed.
Relationship with the CompanyCustomer with which a production commitment agreement has been signed. Capital and personnel relationships are not disclosed.
Contract Date2026 (this year; specific date not disclosed)
Launch date2028 (planned; production start)
Applicable areaEmergency power generation for data centers, Prime power generation for data centers, Small and medium-sized vessels
LocationJalisco, Mexico (within the existing premises of Daido Metal Mexico S.A. de C.V.)
Location scaleNew plant floor area: approximately 14,000 m² (planned)
Quantitative EffectsGlobal production capacity for engine bearings used in data center generators: approximately 1.5 times the current level (planned), Revenue from bearings for medium- and high-speed engines in 2030: approximately 1.6 times 2025 actual revenue (planned), Revenue from bearings for data centers in 2030: approximately 4.8 times 2025 actual revenue (planned), Revenue from North America: more than six times 2025 actual revenue (planned), Revenue from Japan: approximately three times 2025 actual revenue (planned)
Impact on Business PerformanceOperating profit from this business is expected to reach a level that will contribute to the target operating profit margin for FY2030. The specific amount is not disclosed.
SourceMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications data (data center market and number of data centers), Company estimates (market share and revenue from bearings for data centers)
Items this document does not state (6)
Contract ValueOffering priceAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateUsage history

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To respond to the expansion of the data center market driven by the spread of generative AI and cloud services, growing demand for emergency and prime-power generation engines, requests from North American customers for increased production, and production commitment agreements.

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