FANUC America invests $90M to create robot manufacturing site in Michigan

FANUC America announced plans for a $90 million investment to acquire property and construct a new 840,000 sq. ft. facility in Michigan.

The company said that the new site will provide production-ready space for the potential expansion of the company’s existing U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities for robots.

FANUC continues U.S. growth

Targeted for completion in late 2027, this project is expected to add 225 jobs. FANUC America said that this expands its engineering capacity and advanced manufacturing capabilities to support growing demand for automation offerings 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,” said Mike Cicco, president and CEO, 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 said that it has invested nearly $300 million in multiple new facilities, increasing the company’s footprint to 3 million sq. ft. and creating 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 said. “The newly expanded FANUC Academy - opening in Auburn Hills, MI, 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.”