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On-site automation in shipbuilding is not limited to replacing tasks but includes transforming the surrounding environment to achieve long-term improvements in industrial competitiveness.\n\n### Capital Investment and Growth Outlook\nInvestment in shipbuilding DX is approx. 100,000 million yen, including capacity enhancement at the Sakaide plant, digital shipyard initiatives, talent development, and automation equipment. The company targets fiscal 2030 revenue exceeding 3.3 trillion yen and business profit exceeding 330,000 million yen, aiming to realize this through agile investments using capital-type financing. In the healthcare domain, it will advance home medical and nursing care solutions to improve quality of life and contribute to controlling social security costs.","jir_financial_highlights":"Investment Amount: approx. 100,000 million yen (Investment alignment from 2026 to 2035)\nInvestment to Sakaide Plant: approx. 100,000 million yen (Merchant ship business \/ 2026\u20132035)\nFiscal 2030 Revenue Target: exceeding 3.3 trillion yen (New plan)\nFiscal 2030 Business Profit Target: exceeding 330,000 million yen (New plan (assuming profit margin over 10%))","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KawasakiHeavyIndustries, #ShipbuildingDX, #PhysicalAI, #DigitalShipyard, #MidtermPlan","jir_key_figures":"Investment Amount: approx. 100,000 million yen (Shipbuilding DX \/ Sakaide Plant) (2026\u20132035)\nCapital Investment to Sakaide Plant: approx. 100,000 million yen\nFiscal 2030 Revenue: exceeding 3.3 trillion yen\nFiscal 2030 Business Profit: exceeding 330,000 million yen\nBusiness Profit Margin: over 10% (assumption)","jir_meta_title":"Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. \u2014 Transforming Shipyards with Shipbuilding DX and Physical AI | 2030 Plan","jir_meta_description":"Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. is driving transformation of shipbuilding centered on merchant ship DX and Physical AI. 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