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We love seeing companies bring back American manufacturing. Greenworks Commercial just expanded its operations with the opening of its “Commercial Center of Excellence for Manufacturing and Engineering” in Morristown, Tennessee. This 180,000-square-foot facility represents the first North American manufacturing center for the company.
Greenworks Commercial invested more than $25 million into the facility. The plan is to focus initially on the manufacture of both commercial and residential lithium-ion battery-powered zero-turn and ride-on lawn mowers. In particular, they have the OptimusZ Commercial electric Zero-turn mower slated for production right in this facility alongside their residential ZT mowers.
Initially, Greenworks Commercial plans to produce 30,000 ride-on mowers in 2023. By 2025, that number should increase to 80,000 ride-on mowers in addition to batteries and other products.
So what does that mean in terms of jobs? According to Greenworks, the new Morristown manufacturing facility will create over 150 high-tech careers by the end of 2023. Expansion plans raise that number to 550 jobs by the end of 2025.
The Greenworks Morristown manufacturing facility currently includes two AGV (automated guided vehicle) assembly lines. One line focuses on the OptimusZ while the other handles their consumer zero-turn and lawn tractor products.
The plant includes a fully robotic vehicle chassis welding center. Inside are up to 7 fully-robotic welding stations that you can observe through safety glass. Note the use of Lincoln welders behind those arms!
For the mowing decks, Greenworks Commercial uses another 5 robotic welders.
In addition to robotic welding, the facility uses high-precision tube and sheet metal laser cutting, stamping, and CNC tube-bending equipment for major components. They also have an e-coating (powder-coating) line that should come online later this year.
For final inspection, Greenworks has a sophisticated computer and Dyno system for checking the motors and gearing.
They also have a light tunnel for visual inspection of the paint and final components prior to packaging and shipment.
Beginning later this year and throughout 2024 we can expect to see several exciting developments in store for the Greenworks Morristown Manufacturing Facility and Plant. For one, they plan an exterior bumper and track test facility. With that, we wonder how long it will take to bring UTVs into the mix!
Greenworks also anticipates the completion and implementation of the following:
By the end of 2023, Greenworks Commercial hopes to see the plant manufacture as many as 100 OptimusZ mowers per day. Additionally, they reported to us that they intend to also begin manufacturing the Greenworks OptimusAI autonomous mower. This fully autonomous, self-driving commercial zero-turn mower is built on the OptimusZ platform. Featuring GPS-RTK navigation alongside live-object avoidance technology, it offers hybrid self-driving and manned-driving modes. In its autonomous mode, the mower has accuracy down to one inch!
We even got a sneak peek at the Greenworks OptimusMC mobile power station trailer, though we don’t have a firm commitment on the details of that manufacturing process just yet.
The Morristown facility also serves as the home of the North American Center for Advanced Vehicle Engineering. As part of the Greenworks corporate group, it will employ over a dozen mechanical, electrical, and testing engineers by the end of 2023. The engineering team in the U.S. works with the Greenworks Research and Development campus in Changzhou, China as well as its Autonomous and Robotics R&D Center in Jönköping, Sweden.
For more information, visit the Greenworks Commercial website.
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When he’s not playing with the latest power tool, Clint DeBoer enjoys life as a husband, father, and avid reader—especially the Bible. He loves Jesus, has a degree in recording engineering, and has been involved in multimedia and/or online publishing in one form or another since 1992.
Clint’s career has covered nearly the entire realm of audio and video production. After graduating at the top of his class with an Associates Degree in Recording Engineering, he began working for the famed Soundelux studios in 1994, one of the largest post-production companies specializing in audio for feature films & television. Working on a myriad of feature films, Clint honed his skills as a dialogue editor, foley editor, and sound designer. Years later, he moved into the expanding area of video editing, where he served as the company’s senior AVID video editor for three years.
Working for such clients as Universal Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, NASA, Universal Studios, Planet Hollywood, SEGA, NASCAR, and others, Clint DeBoer dealt extensively with client management as well as film & video editing, color correction, and digital video & MPEG compression. He also carries several THX certifications (Technician I and II, THX Video), and is ISF Level II Certified.
After founding the CD Media, Inc. publishing company in 1996, he went on to help start or grow several successful online publications, including Audioholics (as Editor-in-Chief for 12 years), Audiogurus, and AV Gadgets. In 2008, Clint founded Pro Tool Reviews followed by the landscape and outdoor power equipment-focused OPE Reviews in 2017. He also heads up the Pro Tool Innovation Awards, an annual awards program honoring innovative tools and accessories across the trades.
Crediting God and his excellent staff for the success of what is now the largest power tool review publication in the industry, Clint DeBoer hopes to see continued growth for the company as it rapidly expands its reach. Pro Tool Reviews critically reviews hundreds of hand tools, power tools, and accessories each year to help inform users about the best and newest products in the industry. Reaching everyone from the construction industry professional and tradesman to the serious DIYer, Pro Tool Reviews helps tool consumers shop better, work smarter, and stay aware of what tools and products can help put them at the top of their game.
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