ABB plans to invest approximately $170 million in its U.S. electrification and automation businesses, which includes a $20-million expansion of its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to be completed by the end of 2023.

“The United States is critical to ABB’s success as a market that will continue to grow and benefit from our product portfolio that enables the transition to a more energy-efficient future,” said Björn Rosengren, CEO of ABB. “Currently, 85% of ABB’s sales in the U.S. are from products produced locally, which provides customers with a more secure supply chain and keeps good-paying manufacturing jobs in America.”

Other investment projects underway across the U.S. include:
•    New Berlin, Wisconsin: Opening of Drives and Services manufacturing facility will increase U.S. production capacity of industrial electric drives and provide additional customer services. 
•    Memphis, Tennessee: Investing $3 million in the opening of an Installation Products Research & Development Lab and Innovation Center to accelerate development of new products. 
•    Albuquerque, New Mexico: Previously announced $40 million investment in a new facility to manufacture Elastimold to support strengthening a more sustainable U.S. electrical grid. 
•    Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Previously announced opening of Installation Products Division Northeast Distribution Center in 2023. 
•    Columbia, South Carolina: Previously announced opening of electric vehicle charger manufacturing facility to build up to 10,000 chargers per year, ranging from 20kW to 180kW in power, to support operators building the national charging infrastructure.