TOKYO — Komatsu will open a site in Indonesia for developing construction equipment as early as the fall, the first time it has moved such functions outside Japan.
The development center, to be set up at Komatsu Indonesia in Jakarta, will handle hydraulic shovels and other machinery suited to the climate and fuel quality of Southeast Asia, where equipment is often operated in demanding environments such as the jungle.
Development personnel will be dispatched from Komatsu’s Osaka plant to get the new site up and running quickly. Equipment manufactured in Indonesia is currently developed at the Osaka plant.
