Total investment exceeds 200 million, Goertek Weifang XR smart manufacturing project approved

Recently, Shandong Weifang High-tech Industrial Development Zone issued an environmental impact assessment announcement, and Weifang Goertek Electronics Co., Ltd.’s artificial intelligence-empowered XR product full-scenario intelligent manufacturing technology research and application project was approved.

The project has a total investment of 205 million yuan and an investment of 3.2 million yuan in environmental protection. It is located in the first phase of Goer Technology Park in Weifang Comprehensive Bonded Zone. It relies on the construction of existing factory buildings and covers an area of 58,800 square meters. No new land will be added. The project plans to add 803 sets of equipment. After completion, it will have an annual production capacity of 5.5 million sets of smart wearable and acoustic products and an annual output of 1 million sets of molds.

The approval document shows that the project has systematically controlled production waste gas. Waste gases such as welding, dispensing, hot pressing, and cleaning from the smart glasses production line are collected by the gas collection hood, processed by a two-stage activated carbon adsorption device, and then discharged through multiple exhaust pipes to meet standards.

The exhaust gases from grinders, welding repairs, and polishing in the mold production process are processed by pulse bag dust collectors, and the spark oil exhaust gases are processed by oil mist purifiers to ensure that the emission of various pollutants meets relevant standards. The project also implemented measures such as rainwater and sewage diversion, noise control, and temporary storage of hazardous waste regulations.

In 2026, Goertek will continue to increase its presence in the XR industry chain and form new performance growth points. In terms of industrial investment, Goertek has made frequent moves this year. In January, Goertek announced that it planned to invest no more than 230 million yuan to participate in the establishment of the second phase of Tongge Fund with a total scale of approximately 697 million yuan, mainly investing in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and extended reality.

In June, Goertek announced that it would jointly increase capital with Ningbo Sunny Aolai to its holding subsidiary Goertek Optics. After the capital increase is completed, Goertek Optics will focus on micro-nano optical components, XR optical lenses and modules, projection optics, automotive optics and other businesses.

In terms of production capacity construction, in June, the 12-inch AR micro-nano optical wafer manufacturing base invested and constructed by Goertek Optics, which is claimed to be the first domestically produced large-scale mass production, was officially put into production, further enhancing the company's manufacturing capabilities in the field of AR core optical devices.

In addition, the second phase of the Goertek virtual reality machine production base project has started during the year, with a planned total investment of 1.6 billion yuan and is expected to be completed in 2027.

Judging from operating data, the driving effect of XR business on Goertek’s performance has initially appeared. The company achieved operating income of 18.659 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 14.44%, and a net profit of 503 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.28%. The company's management stated that the artificial intelligence smart glasses business is growing well and shipments have achieved significant growth.

Based on the above developments, Goertek has shown the characteristics of coordinated advancement of technology research and development, upstream integration and manufacturing capacity in the XR field this year. It is building full-chain capabilities from core components to complete machine manufacturing around the integration trend of artificial intelligence and extended reality.