Machinery is the industrial manufacturing sector that produces machines and components for other machines. It is, by definition, a very broad sector that ranges from products for daily use, such as boilers, to instruments essential for professional sectors, such as earthmoving and other construction equipment, office equipment, refrigerating equipment, and semiconductor fabricating equipment. Find out more about Japan's machinery industry below.
The machinery industry encompasses a broad variety of industrial applications for different sectors. Among the subsectors in this industry are the machine tools sector, industrial robot manufacturing, and construction machinery.
Japan is one of the largest global producers of machine tools, and its machine tool industry is known for providing high-quality and reliable products.
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