ABB Opens Expanded Manufacturing Facility in Michigan

ABB has opened its re-fitted U.S. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which will support ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing robotic solutions. This is ABB’s third global robotics factory expansion in three years across China, Europe and the Americas, and is part of its efforts to further strengthen its local-for-local footprint.

With a 30% increase in facility space, the new Auburn Hills facility will enhance ABB’s ability to serve its growing customer base. Through the new Customer Experience Center, ABB will showcase its hardware and software solutions, including the latest digital and AI-powered automation technologies, as well as develop and manufacture next-generation robots.

The expanded facility will support ABB Robotics’ specialist centers, including its packaging and logistics hub in Atlanta, Georgia; its life sciences and healthcare hub at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas; and AI research lab in San Jose, California. Complete with a new training center, the facility will educate over 3,000 workers and students each year, equipping them with the skills to thrive in a new era of AI-powered automation.

“Robotics and AI are essential tools for companies in addressing critical labor shortages, localized supply chains and the need to operate more sustainably,” says Sami Atiya, president of ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business area. “The advances in AI-driven software and hardware make our robots more accessible to a wider range of businesses, enabling them to increase resilience and become more competitive. America is now the world’s second largest robotics market, and our production facility will help ABB support existing customers as well as new growth sectors across the U.S. and the Americas region.”