Toshiba breaks ground on NEMA Premium motor plant

Toshiba Industrial Products Asia Co., Ltd. in Vietnam will manufacture motors for sale in Vietnam, North America, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan.

By Control Engineering Staff June 11, 2009

Toshiba International Corporation broke ground on a new motor manufacturing and sales center in southern Dong, Nai Vietnam on April 20-21, 2009. is proud to announce that a formal groundbreaking ceremony was held in Vietnam, The new branch, Toshiba Industrial Products Asia Co., Ltd (TIPA), will manufacture high efficiency, NEMA Premium, 100 HP and below, 140 though 360 frame, IEC and JIS motors for sale in Vietnam, North America, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan.

Toshiba leaders from all over the world met to commemorate the project, which is a joint venture between Toshiba International Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing Corporation, and Toshiba Industrial Products Sales Corporation. They said the strategic investment will enable Toshiba to meet the growing global market demand for premium efficient motors and improved environmentally-responsible products that consume less power and emit less carbon dioxide.The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 has significantly raised minimum efficiency standards for general purpose electric motors and in 2011 will require that newly built motors meet the new mandates. This will make many EPACT products obsolete, thereby increasing the demand for NEMA Premium products. Toshiba wants to be fully prepared for the transition and ultimately become one of the top three global motor producers.

TIPA is scheduled to go live in September 2010 and will consist of approximately 861,113 sq. ft., with an expected total investment in the facility and equipment to be approximately $77 million. It is projected that TIPA will reach full manufacturing capacity in 2015, with 500 employees, and will be able to manufacture up to 1.2 million high efficiency industrial motors a year. The Toshiba Group goal is to have more than $700 million in net motor sales by FY2015.In keeping with this goal and working to form a complete manufacturing and sales system serving the global market TIPA will join the three pre-existing Toshiba manufacturing bases (Toshiba International Corporation in the United States; Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing Corporation in Japan; and Toshiba Dalian Co., Ltd. in China).Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) is a Toshiba America Inc. Group Company, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. TIC is comprised of two divisions: the Industrial Division headquartered in Houston, Texas and the Power Systems Division headquartered in San Francisco, California.“For over 40 years, TIC has upheld the tradition and reputation of our parent company,” said a spokesman. “TIC is now at the forefront of Toshiba’s global growth initiative. TIC is a world leader in the design and sale of low and medium voltage motors, low and medium voltage adjustable speeds drives, motor controls, uninterruptible power systems, LED displays, instrumentation, PLCs, and network and automations system products. Many of these products are designed, built, and tested in our over 1,000,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas.”Further information on Toshiba’s motor products may be found online.

– Edited by Renee Robbins , senior editor Control Engineering News Desk

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