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- Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells injection molding machines, die casting machines, extrusion machines, machine tools, high precision machine tools, micro pattern imprinting machines, high precision glass mold press machines, industrial robots, electronic control systems, and castings. The company operates through molding machinery, machine tools, and control systems segments, serving industries such as automotive, electronics, medical devices, packaging, petrochemicals, and battery manufacturing with high-precision solutions including auxiliary equipment, nano processing systems, FA controllers, servo motors, and IoT-enabled products like machiNetCloud. Shibaura Machine maintains production facilities and sales networks across 13 countries and 45 bases, with key subsidiaries including Shibaura Machine India Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai and Shibaura Machine Company America. Founded in 1938 and headquartered at Fukoku Seimei Bldg. in Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku with additional operations in Numazu, Shizuoka, the company changed its name from Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. in April 2020 following independence from the Toshiba Group in 2017. Recent developments include the completion of the acquisition of SHIBAURA MACHINE LWB GmbH (formerly LWB Steinl GmbH), a German maker of specialized rubber and plastics injection molding machines, to bolster its European presence; the acquisition of Functional Fluids Ltd. as a subsidiary; an investment in U.S. battery start-up AM Batteries Inc.; the inauguration of a new Unit 2 factory by its Indian subsidiary in July 2024 with Rs. 225 crore investment to triple capacity from 1,200 to 4,000 machines annually; receipt of an order for a 12,000-ton ultra-large Giga casting die casting machine; launch of high-speed machining centers like the MF-2560 and MCW-46150 series; a name change for subsidiary POKKA MACHINE Co., Ltd.; and the transfer of its machine tool service business.