The company will produce linear actuators in Kaposvár (southwestern Hungary), and plans to export them overseas. “We plan to start trial production at the plant, the third in Europe, in January,” said Tonghe Fan, factory director of J-Star Motion Hungary Kft,
Hungary Today reported.
He explained that with the European expansion, it was an important goal to reach their partners directly from Europe instead of having to ship from China.
“The Kaposvár factory is located on a 97,000 square meter site, of which we have already built 47,000 square meters, the building is 22,000 square meters, and we plan to expand it in the future,” said Tonghe Fan.
J-Star Motion was established in 2000 in Xinchang, China as a subsidiary of Jiecang, a Chinese giant that provides intelligent motion solutions to intelligent offices, sunlight management, medical care, smart home, and in industrial fields. J-Star Motion is a manufacturer of linear actuators and lifting columns for use in medical and home care equipment. A linear actuator is a device that converts rotational motion into linear motion in order to move objects in a straight line. Linear actuators are used in machine tools, and in computer peripherals such as disk drives and printers, and in many other places where linear motion is required.
With an annual production capacity of 600,000 actuators, J-Star Motion is now a leading supplier for companies around the world. The company currently employs 600 people. The Hungarian factory will initially employ 90 people, a number that could be increased to 200 in the future, according to the factory manager. The Kaposvár factory is being built with €60 million and is expected to generate sales of €80 million.
