With $285 million in facility-specific investment and 443 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The industrial machinery & equipment context.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing machinery, automation systems and industrial equipment used in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, material handling and infrastructure. Automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and electrical-grid equipment remain in their dedicated AFT industries.
At a glance
- Company
- Komatsu
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Investment
- $285.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 443
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Sep 26, 2018
- Operations began
- Jun 27, 2022
- Added to tracker
- Sep 8, 2026
Official references
- Wisconsin campus opening https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/31da55b
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "South Harbor Campus — Komatsu, Milwaukee, WI." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/komatsu-south-harbor-campus-milwaukee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.