Fujifilm to quintuple magnetic tape production capacity by 2026 in Tokyo; largest expansion in 20 years driven by AI-fueled demand from data centers, financial institutions for offline backup storage

As AI revives magnetic tape, Fujifilm plans biggest buildup in two decades

Artificial intelligenceJapanese company to quintuple output of offline storage medium for critical dataMagnetic tape is widely used by data center operators, financial institutions and research organizations for data backup. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)October 28, 2026 05:00 JSTTOKYO -- Fujifilm will raise production capacity for magnetic tape fivefold to meet artificial-intelligence-driven demand, marking the company's largest investment to make the data storage medium in roughly 20 years, Nikkei has ...