FANUC America expansion to nearly double Michigan campus

Automation technology supplier FANUC America has announced a West Campus expansion in Auburn Hills, Mich., to nearly 2 million sq. ft. The construction will include a 655,000-sq.-ft. facility to house manufacturing, engineering, and R&D projects.

This investment includes the purchase of 67 acres of land, as well as the site of the former Thomas M. Cooley Law School Campus, which will provide space for educating future robotics and automation workers. Including the existing building, FANUC will add a total of 788,000 sq. ft. of operational floor space.

The company opened North Campus, a 461,000-sq.-ft. facility in Auburn Hills, in October 2019. That factory is walking distance from company headquarters in Rochester Hills, Mich.

Construction is expected to begin in fall 2022 and be completed in spring 2024.