Apple opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston
Apple has officially opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Houston at an event attended by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and other politicians.
The Center aims to improve the knowledge gap within US manufacturing, giving businesses more experience of advanced manufacturing processes. It does this by offering free training and educational sessions for SMEs, giving them direct experience with state-of-the-art equipment, interactive labs, and tools they need to accelerate innovation.
The AMC is located within the same Houston facility that builds and ships Apple’s advanced AI servers and will begin manufacturing Mac mini this year.
What Apple said
“In less than nine months, we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into this Houston facility. We stood up a factory, started production, and shipped the first advanced AI servers off the line,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.
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“Today, we’re thrilled to open our new Advanced Manufacturing Center, a place where businesses, workers, and students can learn the same innovative processes that we use to make Apple’s most groundbreaking products. And we’re pleased to begin Mac mini production later this year.”
“We believe in American workers and American ingenuity, and we are moving at an incredible pace because we want to build more than great products. We want to build the future of American manufacturing.”
“This opening is an important step in Apple delivering on its promise to bring its manufacturing back to America,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. “With this Advanced Manufacturing Center, Apple will equip American workers with the skills they need to lead the next generation of technology.”
What the Center provides
The 20,000-square-foot center hosts Apple experts focused on sharing what they know with SMEs. Curriculum topics include classroom sessions on advanced manufacturing principles for final assembly and design considerations for printed circuit board assembly.
They also include interactive workshops. Students learn how to identify and adapt to production challenges, use the lab’s holographic table and advanced factory-floor equipment, and gain hands-on experience assembling and laser etching products themselves.
The AMC will eventually also offer this training to local college students
The AMC builds on the work of the Apple Manufacturing Academy. Since announcing a $600 billion commitment last year, Apple and its American Manufacturing Program partners have invested in designing and producing custom silicon, advanced components, and cover glass in the U.S.
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