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Greenworks Commercial opens first US-based manufacturing facility in Tennessee

By |  February 23, 2023 1 Comments

Greenworks Commercial, a manufacturer of battery-powered handheld tools and mowers, opened its new Commercial Center of Excellence for Manufacturing and Engineering in Morristown, Tenn., last month.

The 180,000-square-foot facility is the company’s first manufacturing facility in the United States.

Greenworks Commercial will produce its new OptimusZ battery-powered mower at a new facility in Morristown, Tenn. (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

Greenworks Commercial will produce its new OptimusZ battery-powered mower at a new facility in Morristown, Tenn. (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

“We were determined to make Morristown our home for manufacturing in North America,” said Greenworks founder Yin Chen. “We have a very diversified team. We have people from China and Europe working together with a local team here. Our common goal is for this factory to produce the best battery-powered equipment on the market.”

The facility is semi-automated, featuring robotic guided vehicles, which shuttle mowers through the assembly line, and a fully-robotic welding center.

“I saw this factory 18 months ago when it was still a (General Electric) factory, and it’s still transforming,” said Klaus Hahn, president of Greenworks. “It’s changing every day. What you see here is just a glimpse of what’s to come.”

Currently, the facility manufactures Greenworks’ new OptimusZ zero-turn mowers. The lithium-ion battery-powered mowers, which the company announced in late 2022, offer up to eight hours of runtime with a top cut speed of 16 mph.

The company plans to manufacture its first fully-autonomous mower, the OptiumusAI, at the facility by late 2023. It also will expand with a parts and service warehouse and automatic assembly lines for its large commercial-grade battery modules to the facility by early 2024.

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About the Author: Rob DiFranco

Rob DiFranco is Golfdom's associate editor. A 2018 graduate of Kent State University, DiFranco holds a bachelor's degree in journalism. Prior to Golfdom, DiFranco was a reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio


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  1. Charles Russell says:

    I’m truly amazed with the Green works tools that I have. At 76 gas powered tools are just to much trouble just to start and repair. I tell everyone how great Green works tools are. My son has already started his collection of the 60v tools. Thanks

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