# ABB sells first US-manufactured robot to Hitachi Powdered Metals

ABB sold its first robot manufactured in the US, an IRB 2600, produced at its Auburn Hills, Michigan facility, to Hitachi Powdered Metals USA for material handling at its Greensburg, Indiana plant.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2017-03-01
- Where: Greensburg, Indiana, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: IRB 2600 robot
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [Hitachi Powdered Metals USA](https://endata.com/companies/16825.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [roboticstomorrow.com](https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/story/2017/03/abb-sells-its-first-ever-robot-manufactured-in-the-us-to-hitachi-powdered-metals-usa-/9664/), 2017-03-01: "The sale of ABB's first robot produced in the US to Hitachi is a tremendous milestone in the development of our manufacturing presence in the Americas."
- [foodengineeringmag.com](https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/96573-abb-sells-first-american-made-robot), 2017-03-14: "The first ABB robot made in the United States has been sold, marking a milestone in ABB’s U.S.-based robot production."
- [dbusiness.com](https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/robots-building-robots-auburn-hills-based-abb-sells-first-u-s-manufactured-robot/), 2017-03-15: "After announcing robotic production at its Auburn Hills facility in May 2015, ABB Robotics, a supplier of industrial robots and software, today announced the first sale of a U.S. manufactured robot to Indiana-based Hitachi Powdered Metals USA."

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