FANUC America in Rochester Hills today announced plans to build a $90 million, 840,000-square-foot robot production facility in Pontiac, expanding the company’s existing manufacturing capabilities.
The new plant reportedly is planned for a 40-acre site in the southeast part of the city.
Targeted for completion in late 2027, the project is expected to add 225 jobs and expands FANUC America’s engineering capacity and advanced manufacturing capabilities to support growing demand for automation solutions across North America, including physical AI, virtual commissioning, and digital-twin technologies.
“This investment builds on FANUC America’s Michigan manufacturing footprint, which has included producing robots for paint application domestically for more than four decades,” says Mike Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America. “By expanding its U.S. presence, FANUC America will strengthen domestic manufacturing, improve responsiveness to customer needs, and support industries that rely on automation to stay competitive.”
With this announcement, FANUC America says it will have invested nearly $300 million in multiple new facilities, increased the company’s footprint to 3 million square feet, and created more than 700 jobs in the United States since 2019.
“FANUC America is committed to supporting U.S. reindustrialization by delivering state-of-the-art automation technologies to customers and broadening access to advanced manufacturing workplace training services,” Cicco says.
“The newly expanded FANUC Academy — opening in Auburn Hills later this year — will become the largest robotics and automation skills-development center in the United States, helping address the national manufacturing skills gap, rising demand for automation talent, the shift toward AI-enabled robotics and the country’s overall competitiveness.”
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