Apple opens advanced manufacturing center in Houston ahead of Mac Mini production

Apple today opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Houston, Texas. It’s located in the same Houston factory where Apple makes AI servers and will begin making the Mac mini this year.

Small and medium-sized businesses can visit the 20,000 square foot facility for free training and educational sessions, taking advantage of interactive labs, tools and equipment, including a holographic lab table. Apple says participants can learn the “same innovative processes” used to make Apple devices.

“In less than nine months, we’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in this Houston factory. We’ve built a factory, started production, and shipped the first advanced AI servers. Today, we’re excited to open our new Advanced Manufacturing Center, a place where businesses, workers, and students can learn the same innovative processes we use to make Apple’s most revolutionary products. And we’re excited to begin production of Mac mini later this year,” said Tim Cook, CEO from Apple. “We believe in American workers and American ingenuity, and we are moving at an incredible pace because we want to build more than great products. We want to build the future of American manufacturing.”

Apple experts will host sessions on topics such as advanced manufacturing principles for final assembly and design considerations for printed circuit board assembly, and lead interactive workshops using the site’s representative production facilities and equipment. Apple says participants will learn to identify and adapt to production challenges in real time.

In the future, AMC will provide hands-on training to local college students.

This location is part of Apple’s commitment to spend $600 billion to support manufacturing in the United States. Companies interested in visiting the AMC can sign up to receive notifications about future sessions on Apple’s website.