MISUMI Expands Automated Positioning Stage Production for Data Centers

On January 29, 2026, MISUMI Group Inc. (“MISUMI”; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Ryusei Ono) decided to significantly increase production of Automated Positioning Stages—key components required for manufacturing equipment for the rapidly expanding data center market driven by the global adoption of generative AI. MISUMI will invest approximately 2 billion yen in its manufacturing sites in China and Vietnam, doubling its supply capacity for Automated Positioning Stages. MISUMI will continue to respond to the AI driven surge in demand across the Monozukuri industry, providing Time Value to our global customers and contributing to improved productivity. 

The global demand for data centers continues to grow as generative AI requires large scale data processing to produce high value information. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ 2025 Information and Communications White Paper*, the data center market is expected to reach 416.1 billion USD in 2024 and expand to 624.1 billion USD by 2029, with roughly half of this market related to network infrastructure equipment and services. Among these, optical transceivers are seeing a sharp increase in units installed per server, as the volume of data exchanged at high speed has surged dramatically compared with the pre AI era. Manufacturing equipment for these increasingly in demand optical transceivers incorporates Automated Positioning Stages, and orders for these stages are rising rapidly. To meet customer demand with Reliable Quick Delivery and to further reinforce its supply capabilities in the data center market that is expected to continue expanding, MISUMI has decided to make this capital investment to increase production.
Source*: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “2025 Information and Communications White Paper”
https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/whitepaper/ja/r07/html/nd218100.html

MISUMI will invest approximately 2 billion yen in its manufacturing sites in China and Vietnam, where Automated Positioning Stages are produced, doubling its supply capacity.

MISUMI Group has been transforming manufacturing processes through digital technologies, including IT and AI. 
In 2000, MISUMI pioneered the launch of an online ordering service in the industry, establishing a system that enables everything from part selection to ordering to be completed entirely via the web. Since then, MISUMI has introduced a range of groundbreaking services—including "meviy," which uses AI to generate instant quotations based solely on 3D data—bringing tangible innovation to productivity across the industrial sector.
With its "Digital MODEL Shift" as a core growth strategy, MISUMI now presents a new customer value proposition: RAKU-MISUMI, TOKU-MISUMI (Effortless engineering, greater savings with MISUMI). By driving digital transformation in design and procurement processes, MISUMI significantly enhances productivity at both design and manufacturing sites, while also reducing costs through optimized procurement services.
MISUMI is committed to relieving customers of routine tasks and empowering them to focus on creative, high-value work—transforming time into meaningful impact and driving sustainable growth together.

MISUMI supplies mechanical components required in the Monozukuri industry, along with tools, consumables, and other products, supporting more than 323,000 companies globally (as of March 2025). The company operates in a dual capacity, functioning both as a manufacturer with proprietary production facilities and as a distributor of select third-party branded products. This unique Business MODEL is supported by a strong foundation, enabling MISUMI to provide Reliable Quick Delivery on a global basis, thereby enhancing customer convenience.