March 5, 2018
ISUZU Established a new factory to producelight-duty truck engines within its Tochigi Plant
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED(headquartered in Shinagawa Tokyo and headed by Masanori Katayama, President and Representative Director, hereinafter called “Isuzu”) has established a new factory to produce a new series of diesel engines for light-duty trucks. The location is on the premises of its Tochigi Plant. Production of the new diesel engine series has already started.
To be produced at this new factory is a new series of diesel engines conforming to the 2016 exhaust emission standard. They will be mounted on the light-duty truck model, “ELF” for the Japan market. The Tochigi Plant has been the base to produce heavy-duty and mid-duty truck engines. With the new factory added, it is now capable of producing light-duty truck engines also. The light-duty truck engines for overseas markets is produced at the Fujisawa Plant continuously.
At the new “smart” engine factory, thorough quality control is implemented using IoT and the so-called cell production system (to group multiple processes) is adopted to improve productivity. In addition, some new methods and systems, including the examples below, have been introduced to realize a clean factory friendly to people and environment.
System to collect debris scattered from the machining line to reduce smell and dirt.
Barrier-free floor to reduce workload
All lights in the factory use LEDs.
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED will continue to produce high-quality products to support customers.
New Factory
(1)Name
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED Tochigi Plant Building No. 3
(2)Location
On the premises of Tochigi Plant
(3)Products
Engines for light-duty truck model, “ELF” for Japan market (meeting The 2016 exhaust emission standard)
(4)Total floor area
Approx. 62,500 m2
Outline of Tochigi Plant
(1)Name
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED Tochigi Plant
(2)Location
2691 Hakuchu, Ohira-machi, Tochigi-shi, Tochigi, 329-4424 Japan
(3)Business activities
Production of engines and components
(4)No. of employees
1,136 people
(5)Land area
Approximately 1,120,500 m2
(6)Building area
Approximately 186,000 m2