FUJIFILM Business Innovation announced the establishment of the Circular Manufacturing Centre (CMC) at FUJIFILM Optics Philippines Inc. (FOPH), in Laguna, Philippines, to remanufacture devices for the Asia Pacific Region.
The CMC will be established on the premises of FOPH, a manufacturing site for imaging equipment within the Fujifilm Group. In the CMC, the remanufactured machines are manufactured from collected machines in the Asia-Pacific region, and these will be disassembled to a component level and cleaned.
Careful inspection and diagnosis are conducted to identify the parts that are suitable for reuse. The reusable parts will be cleaned and repaired before being sent to reassembly. Each remanufactured machine undergoes the same rigorous inspection process as newly built machines, to ensure they meet the same quality and reliability standards, the company confirmed.
FUJIFILM Business Innovation added that these remanufactured machines achieve a maximum parts reuse rate of 84% (by weight) and are provided as new products with their usage history, such as the number of prints, reset and new manufacturing date, product name, product code, and serial number assigned.
The operation is planned to start in August 2026.
FOPH has advanced manufacturing technology developed through the assembly of precision equipments such as interchangeable lenses for digital cameras. For this reason, FOPH is suitable for building production line of the remanufactured machines that needs the high-precision manufacturing technology. In addition, FOPH has skilled personnel with extensive experience in precision equipment manufacturing, enabling them to apply their accumulated expertise in assembly techniques and quality control. FUJIFILM Business Innovation trains the skilled personnel from FUJIFILM Optics Philippines Inc. to serve as core members of remanufacturing.
Building on this foundation, FUJIFILM Business Innovation said it aims to introduce the manufacturing processes established at the remanufacturing site in Japan to the CMC in the Philippines, with the goal of ensuring stable quality and establishing a production system from the initial launch phase.
Additionally, the Philippines, where FOPH is located, is positioned in the centre of Asia-Pacific region, therefore possesses geographical advantages in terms of logistics and supply chains, which were key factors in deciding to establish the CMC.
