ABB Robotics expands US facility for global robotic leadership

"Our investment is a significant step in accelerating ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing cutting-edge robotic solutions in the US, for the Americas,” said Sami Atiya, President of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation. “As the global megatrends of labor shortages, uncertainty, the near and reshoring of production, and a desire to operate more sustainably accelerate, more businesses are turning to automation to build resilience while improving efficiency and flexibility. Our expanded facility will help us to better serve customers in the US and across the Americas, giving them access to innovative automated solutions.”

ABB has already invested about $14 billion in the U.S. since 2010. The new investment in ABB Robotics' headquarters and factory is expected to benefit customers across America. ABB Robotics focus is primarily on so-called growth industries such as electric vehicles, healthcare, packaging, and logistics, according to the company. The expansion, which will significantly increase the plant's production capacity, is ABB's response to the growing demand for automation in North and South America.

In 1993, ABB Robotics moved into the nearly 50,000 m2 building, where robots have been produced since 2015. This made ABB Robotics the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit to robot production in North America. ABB currently employs 350 people in Auburn Hills. In total, ABB employs more than 20,000 people at more than 40 locations in the United States.