# ABB to build $280M robotics campus in Västerås, Sweden

ABB announced a $280 million investment to build a new state-of-the-art Robotics European Campus in Västerås, Sweden, replacing existing facilities. The campus will increase production capacity by 50% and is planned to open in late 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-09-13
- Where: Västerås, Sweden, Sweden
- Value: $280.0M
- Jobs: 1,300
- Starts operating: Q4 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase in production capacity
- Products: AI-enabled collaborative and industrial robots, digital solutions for flexible automation
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/107115/abb-to-invest-280-million-in-its-european-robotics-hub-in-sweden?link_id=904ce44b-0fe9-4ad1-b6cc-bd2e4b57485d), 2023-09-13: "The investment in our new Campus is driven by customer demand and projected market growth."
- [kfgo.com](https://kfgo.com/2023/09/13/abb-invests-280-million-in-new-robotics-factory-in-sweden/), 2023-09-13: "The investment in our new campus is driven by customer demand and projected market growth."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/technology/abb-invests-280-mln-new-robotics-factory-sweden-2023-09-13/), 2023-09-13: "ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and technology group said on Wednesday, to meet growing demand from customers moving back production from Asia to avoid supply chain log-jam."
- [verdict.co.uk](https://www.verdict.co.uk/news/signal-abb-invests-280m-in-european-robotics-hub-amid-dearth-of-eu-robotics-patents/), 2023-09-13: "Swiss engineering group ABB is investing $280m to build a new robotics factory in Sweden to strengthen its European business following investments in China and the US, the company said in a statement on Wednesday (13 Sept)."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/article/abb_to_invest_280_million_in_its_european_robotics_hub_in_sweden), 2023-09-13: "The investment in our new Campus is driven by customer demand and projected market growth."
- [robotics247.com](https://www.robotics247.com/article/abb_to_invest_280_million_in_its_european_robotics_hub_in_sweden), 2023-09-13: "ABB today announced an investment of $280 million to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and build a new state-of-the-art ABB Robotics European Campus in Västerås, Sweden."
- [techarenan.news](https://www.techarenan.news/2023/09/27/abb-to-expand-robotics-footprint-in-europe-with-new-e263m-campus/), 2023-09-27: "ABB, the Swedish-Swiss global leader in robotics and automation, has announced an investment of €263 million to build a robotics campus in Västerås, Sweden, to boost production capacity by 50 percent."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2023/09/29/abb-plans-stunning-new-robotics-hub-in-sweden-as-part-of-280-million-investment-in-europe/72554/), 2023-09-29: "The investment in our new Campus is driven by customer demand and projected market growth."

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