Apple is expanding its factory operations in Houston, which means Mac Mini will be made in the US for the first time. The company will also increase production of AI servers and open a new training center to help people develop new skills.
Apple announced today that it will expand its factory operations in Houston, bringing Mac mini production to the US for the first time. The company will also boost AI Server manufacturing at the site and start hands-on training at a new Advanced Manufacturing Center later this year. These efforts are expected to create thousands of jobs in Houston.
Apple is strongly committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we are proud to expand our footprint in Houston significantly. Said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. We began shipping advanced AI servers from Houston ahead of schedule, and we are excited to accelerate that work even further.
For over 20 years, people worldwide have used the Mac Mini for its powerful performance in a small design. Its cutting-edge AI features make it an important tool for students, creators, and small business owners. Starting later this year, Mac Mini will be made at a new factory in Houston, which will double the size of Apple’s campus there.
Apple started making advanced AI servers in Houston in 2025, and production is already ahead of schedule. The servers built in Houston, including on-site-manufactured logic boards, are used in Apple data centers across the country.
People are also investing in people, in the people who will determine the future of American manufacturing. Later this year, the company will open a 20,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing center in Houston. This new facility, now being built, will offer hands-on training in advanced manufacturing to students, supplier employees, and businesses of all sizes. Apple experts will teach the same processes used to make Apple products, helping American manufacturers improve their skills.
Since Apple announced its $600 million pledge to the US last year, the company and its American Manufacturing Program partners have already achieved several milestones:
- Apple surpassed its goal by sourcing over 20 billion U.S.-made chips from 24 factories in 12 states, working with partners such as TSMC, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments.
- Global Wafers has started making bare silicon wafers at its new $4 billion facility in Sherman, Texas. Following Apple’s guidance, these wafers will be used by Apple’s chip manufacturing partners in the US, including TSMC and Texas Instruments.
- With Apple’s investment, Amkor has begun construction of a new $7 billion advanced semiconductor packaging and testing facility in Peoria, Arizona. Apple will be the first and largest customer at this site.
- Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky, facility now makes only Cover Glass for iPhones and Apple Watches shipped worldwide. By the end of this year, every new iPhone and Apple Watch will have Cover Glass made in Kentucky.
- In 2026, Apple expects to buy well over 100 million advanced chips made by TSMC at its Arizona facility. This is a big increase compared to 2025.
- Apple iPhone, with the manufacturing academy in Detroit, which already helps over 130 small and medium-sized American businesses with hands-on training in AI automation and smart manufacturing. The academy recently added new online programs so businesses across the country can access the curriculum created by Apple experts and Michigan State University faculty whenever they need it.
The plans to move some Mac Mini production from Asia to the US later this year. Production will start at Foxconn’s Houston facility to eventually meet local demand for the Mac Mini.
Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, Sabih Khan, announced the news in a video interview with The Wall Street Journal. We are very excited to tell you that later this year, we will begin Mac Mini manufacturing right here in this space, Khan said. Over time, we want to scale Mac Mini here to serve our customers in this area.
According to the Journal, this step is part of Apple’s 600 billion plan to increase manufacturing in the U.S. Right now, Apple produces thousands of Mac Minis in Asia each week, but only a small number will be made in the U.S. at first.
This is not the first time Mac computers have been made in the US. Apple started making Mac Pros at its Austin facility in 2013 and still does, but only in small numbers. Khan said production there has stayed limited because demand for the Mac Pro is low.
The video also shows Apple chip manufacturing at Global Wafers Facility in Sherman, Texas, and at TSMC and ASML sites in Phoenix. Apple says it does not build these factories but encourages its suppliers to use them.
Source: Apple today announced a significant expansion of factory operations in Houston
Apple Will Move Some of Its Mac Mini Production to the US Later This Year
