ABB to Expand Robotics Factory in US
ABB扩建其美国机器人工厂

ABB strengthened its commitment to one of its largest customer markets—the US—with construction starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million. The expansion will create 72 highly skilled new jobs in the area and is supported by a $450,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant.

随着位于密歇根州奥本山（Auburn Hills）的现有北美机器人总部和制造厂的扩建工程开始，ABB加强了对其大客户市场之一美国的承诺。该项目预计将于2023年11月完工，投资额为2000万美元。扩建项目将为该地区创造72个高技能的新工作岗位，并获得45万美元的密歇根商业发展计划绩效拨款的支持。

Adding to the $14 billion ABB has already invested in the US since 2010, the latest investment in its Robotics headquarters and factory will benefit customers in the Americas, particularly those in growth sectors including electric vehicles, healthcare, packaging and logistics. With the expansion set to significantly increase the factory’s production capacity, it responds to the increased demand for automation from 70 percent of US businesses looking to bring production closer to home, as revealed by ABB Robotics’ survey of 1,610 executives in the US and Europe in June 2022.

自2010年以来，ABB已经在美国投资了140亿美元，对其机器人总部和工厂的这一新投资将使美洲的客户受益，特别是在电动汽车、医疗保健、包装和物流等增长领域。2022年6月，ABB机器人对美国和欧洲1610名企业高管的调查显示，70%的美国企业希望就近生产，而此次扩建将大幅提高工厂的产能，这也是对美国企业对自动化需求增加的回应。

ABB Robotics moved into the 538,000 square foot building in 1993 and opened the manufacturing plant in 2015, becoming the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit to a North American robotics production footprint.  The expansion and increased use of automation in the factory will create new jobs, supporting the ABB Robotics Packaging & Logistics Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and the Robotics Lifesciences and Healthcare Hub located at the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas.  ABB already has a workforce of approximately 350 employees at Auburn Hills.

ABB机器人在1993年迁入这栋占地53.8万平方英尺的大楼，并于2015年开设了制造工厂，成为家完全致力于北美机器人生产的全球工业机器人公司。工厂的扩建和自动化应用的增加将创造新的就业机会，支持位于佐治亚州亚特兰大的ABB机器人包装和物流总部，以及位于德克萨斯州休斯顿医疗中心的机器人生命科学和保健中心。 ABB在奥本山目前大约有350名员工。

ABB’s footprint in the US is more than 20,000 employees, over more than 40 sites nationally.

ABB在美国有超2万名员工，遍布全国40多个网点。

This investment will see the latest digital and automation technologies implemented to manufacture next generation robots in the US, for the Americas, streamlining the delivery process and reducing lead times. Close to 90 percent of robots delivered to customers in the US, Canada, Mexico and South America will soon be made in Auburn Hills. The plant will utilize flexible, modular production cells that are digitally connected and networked, and served by intelligent autonomous mobile robots. AI-powered robotic systems will take on tasks such as screw driving, assembling and material handling, relieving people from these tasks and enabling more rewarding work.

这项投资将见证新的数字和自动化技术在美国制造下一代机器人，为美洲客户简化交付流程，缩短交付周期。交付给美国、加拿大、墨西哥和南美客户的近90%的机器人将很快在奥本山制造。该工厂将利用灵活的模块化生产单元，这些单元通过数字方式连接和联网，并由智能自主移动机器人提供服务。由人工智能驱动的机器人系统将承担螺丝驱动、装配和材料处理等任务，将人们从这些任务中解脱出来，实现更有价值的工作。