Siemens has officially opened the doors of its $190M manufacturing site in Fort Worth, Texas, designed to support the increasing demands of AI infrastructure.
According to the company, the 500,000-square-foot site will be used to scale the production of critical electrical infrastructure such as low-voltage switchboards for data centers.
Once fully operational, Siemens said the site could support as many as 800 new jobs by 2026.
In alignment with Siemens’ target of net-zero carbon operations by 2030, the new Forth Worth facility was designed to be carbon-neutral, featuring emission-reducing technologies including electric vehicles, low-energy-consuming HVAC systems and photovoltaic streetlights.
The facility also includes physical learning labs, where employees are taught a specialized curriculum on critical manufacturing by teachers and principals to fast-track their training from classroom to factory floor.
The opening comes on the heels of Siemens’ Electrical Products facility ribbon cutting in Pomona, California. Announced at the beginning of March, the $95 million expansion saw the addition of a 100,000-square-foot facility to the Pomona factory, increasing production capacity for electrical equipment including switchboards and lighting panels.
Barry Powell, Regional CEO of Electrical Products for Siemens Smart Infrastructure North America, said the dual openings “underscore the importance of Siemens’ power distribution solutions” in American infrastructure production.
“Powering utilities, the construction industry, commercial facilities and, of course, data centers, we are scaling up to ensure U.S industry has the electrical foundation it needs to continue to stay competitive,” Powell said.
These openings are the latest in a series of investments Siemens has made in domestic manufacturing capabilities.
Over the past few years, the company has pledged more than $690 million to develop U.S. AI infrastructure facilities to bolster domestic supply chains and meet rising demand for AI infrastructure across industrial, energy and consumer markets.
To date, this has included a $36 million investment in Wendell, North Carolina to expand fabrication capacities, a $220 million investment in a new rail manufacturing facility in Lexington, North Carolina, and an expansion of its electrical products manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas to meet booming demand for the electrification of critical infrastructure.
This article first appeared in AI Business’ sister publication IoT World Today.