# TRUMPF Inc. breaks ground on $40M smart factory expansion in Connecticut

TRUMPF Inc. has begun construction on a 55,800-square-foot expansion of its Farmington, Connecticut facility to manufacture laser cutting, bending and welding machinery. The $40 million project includes a Smart Factory and is expected to be completed by May 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-14
- Where: Farmington, Connecticut, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Starts operating: May 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 55,800 square feet
- Products: laser cutting machinery, bending machinery, welding machinery, smart factory solutions
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Trumpf](https://endata.com/companies/18618.md)
- [Trumpf](https://endata.com/companies/18618.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ffjournal.net](https://www.ffjournal.net/industry-news/5-news/17315-trumpf-inc-breaks-ground-on-new-smart-factory-production-expansion?highlight=WyJhZHZhbmNlZCIsIm1hY2hpbmUiXQ%3D%3D), 2023-02-14: "TRUMPF will invest an estimated $40 million into the project which will include a Smart Factory that demonstrates advanced automated and connected precision sheet metal production."
- [trumpf.com](https://www.trumpf.com/en_US/newsroom/local-press-releases/press-release-detail-page/release/trumpf-inc-breaks-ground-on-new-smart-factory-production-expansion/), 2023-03-09: "North America remains the most important business market for us outside of our domestic market in Germany."

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