# GE Appliances invests $118M in automation at Roper cooking plant in Georgia

GE Appliances invested $118 million to revamp its Roper Corp. cooking products plant in Lafayette, Georgia, adding automation, robots, and 600 new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-07-25
- Where: Lafayette, Georgia, United States
- Value: $118.0M
- Jobs: 600
- Status: completed
- Products: ranges, ovens, cooking products
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [GE Appliances](https://endata.com/companies/3529.md)
- [Roper Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/40152.md)

## Sources

- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/97917-ge-appliances-invests-in-automation-at-roper-cooking-factory), 2023-07-25: "GE Appliances invested $118 million to transform the assembly plant with cutting-edge automation."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/97992-ge-appliances-invests-in-automation-at-roper-cooking-factory), 2023-08-24: "GE Appliances invested $118 million to transform the assembly plant with cutting-edge automation."

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