{"id":33350,"date":"2025-11-23T22:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/rockwell-automation-to-build-wisconsin-factory-as-part-of-2b-us-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T22:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:16:10","slug":"rockwell-automation-to-build-wisconsin-factory-as-part-of-2b-us-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/rockwell-automation-to-build-wisconsin-factory-as-part-of-2b-us-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockwell Automation to build Wisconsin factory as part of $2B US expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/806160\/2025-11-21_10.04.24\/rockwell-automation-greenfield-wisconsin-largest-factory-2b-investment.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rockwell Automation said it <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/news\/press-releases\/Rockwell-Automation-to-Build-New-Greenfield-Manufacturing-Site-in-Southeastern-Wisconsin.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>plans to build a factory<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> equipped with advanced automation, robotics and digital systems in Wisconsin as part of a larger $2 billion bid to strengthen its U.S. operations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The facility has the potential to be Rockwell\u2019s largest manufacturing campus with more than 1 million square feet of production and warehouse space. A company spokesperson declined to say what exactly would be manufactured there.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction and site planning are underway with local and state officials. The Milwaukee-based company said the factory will be near its headquarters.\u00a0Job creation and cost details were not disclosed in the company\u2019s news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project is part of Rockwell\u2019s previously announced plans last quarter to invest in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/content\/dam\/rockwell-automation\/documents\/pdf\/company\/about-us\/ir\/2025\/ROK-Prepared-Remarks-Q3-FY25.pdf#page=4\" target=\"_blank\">its production plants<\/a>, digital infrastructure and workforce in an effort to boost its margins over the next five years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThese initiatives are now underway and will unlock future growth and margin expansion with the U.S. as the primary beneficiary,\u201d CEO Blake Moret said in an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4839259-rockwell-automation-inc-rok-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>earnings call Nov. 6.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> The total investment will be roughly 80% capital expenditure and 20% operating expenditure, he said at Rockwell\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4845738-rockwell-automation-inc-rok-analyst-investor-day-transcript\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>investor day on Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new factory would add to Rockwell\u2019s manufacturing footprint that spans 10 facilities worldwide, according to the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/investor-relations\/annual-reports.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>company\u2019s latest annual report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. These operations are primarily located in the U.S., Mexico, Poland, India, Canada and Singapore.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The greenfield location will be equipped with Rockwell\u2019s latest technology, allowing the company to showcase its products to customers on-site, SVP and CFO Christian Rothe said at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4845738-rockwell-automation-inc-rok-analyst-investor-day-transcript\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rockwell\u2019s investor day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> It also will be designed and programmed in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturingdive.com\/news\/nvidia-gtc-omniverse-dc-physical-ai-factories-eco-development\/804132\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia\u2019s Omniverse<\/a> to ensure the plant has the highest quality and efficiency \u201cbefore we ever actually put a shovel in the ground,\u201d Rothe said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rockwell, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/about-us\/our-history.html#:~:text=1903%20%E2%80%93%20Dr.%20Stanton%20Allen%20and%20Lynde%20Bradley%20form%20the%20Compression%20Rheostat%20Company\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>founded in 1903<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Compression Rheostat Co.<\/span>, has marketed itself as the world\u2019s largest company focused on industrial automation and digital transformation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Its products, which span from digital twin software and security technology to sensors, drives and other components, are used across industries such as automotive, semiconductor, chemicals, food and energy, according to the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/investor-relations\/annual-reports.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>company\u2019s annual report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Rockwell also <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwellautomation.com\/en-us\/company\/news\/press-releases\/First-Autonomous-Mobile-Robots-Roll-Off-the-Line-at-Rockwell-Automations-Milwaukee-Headquarters.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>recently expanded production<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> of its autonomous mobile robots to its headquarters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/milwaukee\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/rockwell-eyes-new-berlin-site-sources.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Milwaukee Business Journal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> reported that Rockwell may be circling a 100-acre site in New Berlin, Wisconsin, for its new factory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A Rockwell spokesperson said in an email that \u201cadditional details will be shared as the project advances.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/rockwell-automation-greenfield-wisconsin-largest-factory-2b-investment\/806160\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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