Siemens unveils Fort Worth manufacturing hub for AI infrastructure boom

A part of the company's Smart Infrastructure business the site is responsible for creating reliable and efficient electrical equipment such as low voltage switchboards necessary to meet the demand from the booming data center market and America’s AI growth.

The 500,000 square foot facility has already introduced 480 new jobs and is on track to add a total of 800 roles by 2026. Tapping talent from the education sector to develop the critical manufacturing workforce of tomorrow, previous school teachers and principals are critical to Fort Worth facility’s employee training team. Their unique skillset has helped create curriculum that better serves different learning styles with innovative methods for both in and outside the classroom resulting in quicker turnaround time of new employees from the classroom to the shop floor. Siemens brings new employees from the classroom through to a physical learning lab before placing them on the production floor.

“Texas is the epicentre of innovation, where businesses and entrepreneurs can cast a vision and know they live in a state where they can achieve it,” said Governor Greg Abbott. “Siemens' $190 million investment in an electrical equipment manufacturing facility in Fort Worth will create jobs for 800 Texans and help build critical infrastructure to meet Texas’ growing data centre demand. Siemens will also provide critical job training to prepare Texans for these in demand, good paying jobs. By working together with companies like Siemens, Texas will continue to lead the world in manufacturing and innovation as we build a stronger, more prosperous state.”

Meeting Siemens goal to maintain assets that are net zero carbon in operation by 2030 the Fort Worth facility is carbon neutral and is setting the standard for sustainable manufacturing. Featuring an all electrical powder coat paint line, electric forklifts, low energy consuming HVAC systems photovoltaic street lights, advanced energy monitoring, and Breakthrough Energy backed energy efficient Lux Wall windows, the Fort Worth facility is an archetype for the future of manufacturing lowering cost and energy usage wherever possible.

“This ribbon cutting is coming on the heels of our Pomona, California Electrical Products facility expansion celebration and several other exciting manufacturing investments,” said Regional CEO of Electrical Products for Siemens Smart Infrastructure North America Barry Powell. “These two back to back openings underscore the importance of Siemens’ power distribution solutions to American infrastructure. Powering utilities, the construction industry, commercial facilities and, of course, data centres, we are scaling up to ensure US industry has the electrical foundation it needs to continue to stay competitive.”

Showcasing the future of industrial automation, the facility team utilised Siemens’ Digital Industries Software to optimise the production flow Siemens Technomatix’s 3D models were used to simulate, validate, and commission the production process so the shop floor could be designed for higher production quality.

This announcement joins Siemens’ recent investment of more than $690 million in American manufacturing over the past several years. These investments include a $95 million investment in Pomona, California to add capacity to its legacy Electrical Products factory, a $36 million investment in Wendell, North Carolina to expand its fabrication capacities, customer experience and workforce training, a $220 million investment in a new rail manufacturing facility in Lexington, North Carolina to establish a bicoastal “Made in America” rail manufacturing. footprint and an expansion of its existing Electrical Products manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas to meet booming demand for the electrification of critical infrastructure.