After talks with President Donald Trump, Foxconn Technology Group says it will build a manufacturing and fabrication facility in southern Wisconsin as promised by both Trump and the company in 2017.
This $80-million fast-track expansion of a 20-year-old building was completed in 11 months, allowing the ice cream facility to increase production by up to 44%.
This project, which involved the construction of a rail car assembly facility, was delivered one month early and 8% under budget despite schedule constraints and the discovery of unsuitable soil.
Trumpf Smart Factory is a manufacturing and showroom facility designed and constructed to be at the forefront of integrated automation, material and information flow utilizing machine tools.
Cooperation among the designer, owner and construction manager allowed this $33.9-million project to reach substantial completion ahead of schedule and under budget despite converting a structure designed for commercial office and warehouse use into a manufacturing facility.
To build one of the largest single data center structures in Data Center Alley, the team had to adhere to the client’s tight deadline, making the integration of design and construction processes critical.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast just weeks after the building shell for Lonza Houston Inc.’s 265,000-sq-ft facility in Pearland was completed.
Foxconn Technology Group confirmed it has selected Gilbane Building Co. of Providence, R.I., and Germany’s M+W Group as the joint-venture general contractor for a $10-billion LCD screen manufacturing facility planned for Mt. Pleasant, Wis.