Agilent expands manufacturing capacity in Shanghai

Agilent Technologies has announced plans to invest $20 million to expand its Shanghai manufacturing centre to meet growing demand in China for the company’s advanced liquid chromatography (LC), spectrometer and mass spectroscopy (MS) systems. This expansion is intended to better support Agilent’s customers in China by enhancing the worldleading, high-quality, digital and smart factory capabilities of the company. Agilent’s Shanghai site was established in 1995, and has since become a highly integrated global strategic manufacturing centre with R&D, quality assurance, supply chain and logistics management capability. The facility deploys advanced smart factory technologies that include leading edge data analysis, visual inspection systems, the cobot automation system, and AI and machine learning systems. China has become the single largest market for Agilent outside of the U.S. and has been an important part of the company’s growth strategy.