Robotics giant Fanuc plans to expand its presence in Oakland County through more than a third to 2 million feet with an expansion of $86 million.
The Rochester Hills-based manufacturer last week bought the former Thomas M campus. Cooley Law School at 2630 Featherstone Road in Auburn Hills for $18 million, to Joe Cvengros, vice president of manufacturing, operations and services at Fanuc.
The acquisition of the assets included the former legal construction of 132,000 square feet and 67 square feet in which Fanuc plans to build a 655,000-square-foot factory for manufacturing, engineering and R
In total, the new West Campus will span 788,000 square feet. The opening of the paintings is scheduled for the fall and the finishing touches are expected to be completed until 2024.
The company plans to hire 100 employees as part of the expansion. It employs another 1200 people in Michigan.
The expansion follows the company’s final touch of a 461,000-square-foot north campus in Auburn Hills in October 2019. Since then, business has skyrocketed for Fanuc, a subsidiary of Fanuc Corp. of Japan, which manufactures CNC (computer numerical control) machines. and robotics to the automotive industry.
The speed of automation accelerated the COVID-19 pandemic as more brands in Michigan and around the world turned to robots to fill the void left by the shortage of hard work. Warehousing, logistics, and food and beverage were also major expansion areas.
“This long-term investment in U. S. production”The U. S. Department of Homeland Security will have FANUC America meet the massive demand for automation solutions,” Fanuc President and CEO Mike Cicco said in the statement.
The assignment still wants to be approved by the City of Auburn Hills. It is unclear what state or local incentives the company is requesting for development.
The company declined to provide the main points of the incentives it seeks, but said the task “is fully supported by MEDC and the City of Auburn Hills. “
“As a leader in the robot industry, his expertise will complement our diverse business base and contribute to the city’s strong local economy through jobs and investments,” Auburn Hills. Array Mayor Kevin McDaniel said in the statement. “This progression may very well grant us the designation of network with the largest robot footprint in the United States. “
The plant will be built through Southfield-based General Development Co. , which built the company’s north campus.
The former law school construction will remain and serve as an office, administrative, technical and fanuc area, said Bruce Brickman, co-owner of General Development.
“They’ll be able to reuse a lot,” Brickman said. It was designed as a law school construction with auditoriums and lecture halls, and it needed the right fit. “
The new construction will have 32-foot free spaces plus 10 dock doors.
“As Fanuc is a foreign leader in corporate citizenship, General Development is thrilled to be working with Fanuc and the wonderful city of Auburn Hills again,” said Gary Weisman, co-owner of General Development.
Fanuc has 1,500 workers in the United States, according to its website.
The company made a profit of $1. 15 billion in 2021, up 65 percent from a year earlier, in cash of $5. 4 billion, up 33 percent year-over-year, according to its cash revenue report.
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