When global manufacturing leader DMG MORI evaluated where to establish its new U.S. manufacturing facility, the decision came down to more than geography – it was about ecosystem, collaboration, and access to innovation. Chicago’s Goose Island ultimately stood out, due in part to DMG MORI’s growing partnership with MxD.
As the nation’s Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, MxD provides a neutral, collaborative environment where industry, government, and academia come together to solve critical manufacturing challenges. For DMG MORI – one of the world’s largest machine tool manufacturers – that environment offered a unique advantage.
“DMG MORI’s membership in MxD was a key factor in our decision to establish our new manufacturing facility on Goose Island,” said James Nudo, Chairman of DMG MORI Federal Services, Inc. “Our daily interactions with MxD employees and members demonstrated the power of high-level cooperation and reinforced the value of being part of a connected, forward-looking manufacturing ecosystem.”
DMG MORI will invest more than $40.5 million to expand the company’s footprint in Illinois, establishing a new advanced manufacturing and R&D facility – just a five-minute walk from MxD’s facility on Goose Island on Chicago’s Near Northwest Side.