Pontiac Manufacturing Facility — FANUC America, Pontiac, MI

Why this project qualifies

With 225 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.

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Why it matters

The robotics & automation context.

Robotics & Automation tracks qualifying U.S. facilities manufacturing industrial robots, humanoid robots, automated systems and related robotic equipment. The category follows the physical production sites where robotics companies build machines and core components, while distinguishing them from software-only, research-only, warehouse-operations and end-user deployment projects.

Project record

At a glance

Company: FANUC America
Industry: Robotics & Automation
Location: Pontiac, Michigan
Investment: $90.0M
Permanent jobs announced: 225
Status: Planning
Announced: Mar 24, 2026
Opening timeline: Late 2027
Added to tracker: Sep 8, 2026

Sources

Official references

FANUC America's March 2026 Pontiac manufacturing-facility announcement
https://www.fanucamerica.com/press-releases/fanuc-america-announces-90-million-investment-to-create-production-ready-capacity-for-robot-manufacturing-in-the-us
Michigan project approval: $90 million investment and at least 225 new jobs
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2026/07/28/whitmer-announces-over-550-jobs-coming-to-oakland-and-macomb-counties-small-business-support-hubs

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