JR Automation, a Hitachi Group company, announced plans for a new global headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan. The announcement follows a strategic meeting in Tokyo between Hitachi executives, JR Automation leadership and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The 286,000-sq-ft facility will focus on the assembly of customer automation projects. The headquarters will bring together approximately 350 employees from several western Michigan locations into one campus. The move comes as JR Automation continues to grow its global footprint through the acquisition of Germany’s MA micro automation, a supplier of robotics and automation technologies in Europe and an expansion of its Singapore operations.
“By strengthening JR Automation’s capabilities in Michigan, we are creating a One Hitachi hub for breakthrough technologies featuring the convergence of digital twin, edge computing and AI to create intelligent manufacturing ecosystems,” said Charlie Takeuchi, president and CEO of Hitachi America.
The new headquarters also represents a significant step toward JR Automation's goals of carbon neutrality and zero landfill waste by 2030. These efforts include cultivating native biodiversity across the campus and meeting non-production electricity needs with on-site renewable energy.
JR Automation broke ground on the new headquarters in September 2025, with construction expected to be completed by late fall of 2026.
