Intuitive Expands Manufacturing Footprint in Asia Pacific with New Facility in Penang, Malaysia
The site will make da Vinci surgical instruments and electromechanical devices and is expected to create 1,200 jobs by 2032.
- On Monday, Intuitive announced a lease agreement with Penang Development Corporation for a new 316,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Malaysia.
- Intuitive aims to support increasing demand across Asia Pacific, where its da Vinci surgical systems have enabled surgeons to treat more than 2.5 million patients over two decades.
- Mark Brosius, Executive Vice President, Chief Manufacturing and Supply Chain Officer, said the facility will help "consistently deliver the high-quality, innovative products our customers and patients depend on" when operations begin in 2028.
- By 2032, the site will create 1,200 highly skilled jobs; Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yew said the investment reflects "confidence that global industry leaders have in Penang's mature industrial ecosystem."
- This project reinforces Penang's ambition to become the leading MedTech hub in Southeast Asia, while Intuitive, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, remains a global leader in minimally invasive care.
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Intuitive Expands Manufacturing Footprint in Asia Pacific
Intuitive Expands Manufacturing Footprint in Asia Pacific with New Facility in Penang, Malaysia - The Tribune
Penang [Malaysia], August 17: Intuitive (NASDAQ: ISRG), a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), announced that it has entered into a lease agreement with Penang Development Corporation (PDC) for its new manufacturing facility in Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Penang, Malaysia. The investment reflects the company's continued confidence in Asia Pacific, one of the world's fastest-gro…
Intuitive builds 316,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Malaysia
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