Fanuc America in Auburn Hills unveiled its newly expanded, 650,000-square-foot West Campus facility on Wednesday.
The West Campus, located at 2600 Featherstone Rd., provides advanced product manufacturing and customized automation systems and includes warehouse space for more than 6,000 quick delivery robots and tens of thousands of parts.
The expansion increases the robotics company’s footprint in Michigan to more than 2 million square feet and is part of Fanuc America’s strategic investment plan to support and advance industrial automation in North America. The West Campus represents a $110 million investment built on 67 acres of land.
Fanuc America’s industry growth and customer demand have created more than 400 jobs in Michigan since 2019.
“This major expansion represents our growth strategy in the U.S. and our steadfast commitment to the future of the automation and robotics industry,” says Mike Cicco, president and CEO of Fanuc America.
“While manufacturers continue to adapt to changing market demands, our ongoing upward trajectory allows us to better support our customers with cutting-edge robotic and automation solutions, helping to drive more efficiency across all industries.”
Since 2019, Fanuc America says it has invested more than $187 million including a 461,000-square-foot North Campus facility in 2019, and new headquarters facilities in Mexico and Canada in 2023.
Fanuc America says it plans to continue investing with the renovation of a former law school on the site of the company’s West Campus that soon will become the Fanuc Academy, an advanced automation customer training center.
“Advanced automation requires new skills, and training is key to keeping manufacturing strong in North America,” Cicco says. “The Fanuc Academy will become the largest corporate robotics and industrial automation training facility in the U.S.”
After completion of the new academy and other infrastructure projects, Fanuc will have invested more than $250 million in North America.
For more information, visit https://www.fanucamerica.com/.
