Coherix, the Ann Arbor-based maker of AI-driven adhesive-dispensing and 3D inspection systems, has moved into a significantly larger North American headquarters and manufacturing space, nearly doubling its local footprint. The new setup brings an on-site Innovation Center for hands-on demos and customer training, and company leaders say the added room should speed product development and help attract engineering talent to southeast Michigan.
New HQ Means More Robots And Room To Grow
The company’s new 25,000-square-foot facility at 1168 Oak Valley Drive expands manufacturing, engineering and customer-engagement areas and features an Innovation Center equipped with 10 robotic stations, a range of dispensing equipment and a product demonstration space, according to Coherix. The company says the center will let customers validate systems on real equipment and shorten validation cycles before full production rollouts.
Jobs, Production And A Roughly $1M Expansion
Coverage of the relocation reports that the project increased production space by about 5,000 square feet and added roughly 5,000 square feet for engineering, software development, training and customer service as part of an expansion that cost close to $1 million. The added space is expected to nearly double Coherix’s workspace and open the door to hiring about 10 to 15 engineering and product-development staff over the next year, according to Assembly.
EMU Partnership And Factory Training
Coherix is also expanding a partnership with Eastern Michigan University that includes a grant to support a “factory of the future” program within EMU’s GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology. The initiative is set to enable more than 70 mechanical engineering students to work with manufacturing technology over a three-year span, per EMU Today. University leaders say the hands-on program will give students practical experience with robotics, vision systems and dispensing equipment that local employers are increasingly seeking.
Global Customers, Local Impact
The company, founded by Dwight Carlson, says its systems are used by more than 50 global OEMs and over 75 tier-one suppliers, including Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz, and that the move will help it keep pace with growing customer demand, Carlson said in a statement, per PR Newswire. Coherix maintains offices in China, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Singapore while running North American product development out of Ann Arbor.
What This Signals For The Region
Ann Arbor has seen other engineering centers and mobility-tech investments in recent years, and Coherix’s larger footprint and training commitments add to the momentum for manufacturing and automation hiring in the region. For context, companies such as Torc have also set up engineering centers nearby, highlighting a broader pull for hardware and autonomy talent in southeast Michigan, per BusinessWire.
