Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand
Summary
Fujifilm plans to invest about 10 billion yen ($63 million) to raise magnetic tape production capacity fivefold, citing growing data archiving needs linked to generative AI. The expansion at its Odawara site is scheduled for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 and will focus mainly on its latest LTO tape.Key Facts
- Fujifilm’s planned capacity increase is measured against its fiscal year 2025 production levels.
- The investment will expand facilities and add personnel at the company’s Kanagawa Factory, Odawara site.
- Fujifilm says major cloud service and data center operators are increasing their use of tape to store large volumes of data at relatively low cost.
- Tape cartridges can be disconnected from networks and stored separately, helping protect backups from cyberattacks such as ransomware.
- Fujifilm introduced its LTO Ultrium 10 tape in 2025.
- Fujifilm says it first commercially produced tape using barium ferrite magnetic particles in 2011.
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