Apple yesterday announced plans to start manufacturing the Mac mini in the US and has now shared more details of the initiative, alongside photos and video footage.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is also accelerating production of AI servers made in the Houston plant where the Mac mini models will be assembled …
The initial reveal was made by the company’s COO in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Sabih Khan, Apple’s chief operating officer, shared the development as part of a video interview with The Wall Street Journal. “We’re very excited to tell you that later this year we will be beginning Mac mini manufacturing right here in this space,” Khan tells the Journal during a tour of a Foxconn facility in Houston, Texas.
Cook added that production of AI servers to power Apple Intelligence is being stepped up at the same time.
“Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’re proud to significantly expand our footprint in Houston with the production of Mac mini starting later this year,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We began shipping advanced AI servers from Houston ahead of schedule, and we’re excited to accelerate that work even further.”
Apple first revealed plans for US server production back in August, with an update in October saying that things were going well.
The company said that adding Mac mini assembly would double the size of the Houston campus. Additionally, it will be establishing an Advanced Manufacturing Center in the city in order to provide US businesses with training in advanced manufacturing techniques.
Later this year, Apple’s 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center is scheduled to open its doors in Houston. Currently under construction, the dedicated facility will provide hands-on training in advanced manufacturing techniques to students, supplier employees, and American businesses of all sizes. Apple experts will teach participants the same innovative processes that are used to make Apple products, allowing American manufacturers to take their work to the next level.
Apple shared a video and a number of photos of the plant, which you can see below.
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The timing of the announcement is likely not coincidental. Trump is due to give his annual State of the Union address and will doubtless claim credit for boosting US manufacturing. At the same time, Apple will be keen to curry favor with the administration in order to win exclusions from the latest tariffs announced.
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