HORIBA, Ltd.'s Biwako Factory integrates the development and production of gas measurement equipment, with the goal of reducing lead times to one-third of the previous level and doubling productivity. The factory also serves as a mother plant supporting overseas sites and is promoting technology succession as the "relocation of technology."
HORIBA, Ltd.'s HORIBA BIWAKO E-HARBOR (Biwako Factory), built in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, began full-scale operations in 2016 and is positioned as a facility responsible for the integrated development, design and production of gas measurement equipment. The investment amounted to approximately ¥12 billion, integrating the development and manufacture of a wide range of gas measurement instruments, including the company's core engine exhaust gas analyzers.
E-HARBOR also serves as a "mother plant" supporting overseas sites. Plant Manager Sasaki Shinya (佐々木晋哉) said the aim is to transmit and accumulate technology and information at overseas sites.