
Nanotronics, Rogers Partners, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), New York State, CUNY, and local project stakeholders came together on September 12th to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the new Nantronics facility, the city's first smart factory. This project will transform a 150-year old building in Brooklyn’s historic Navy Yard along with the urban, high-tech manufacturing production process itself. Few advanced manufacturing facilities seamlessly integrate the entire procedure, from research and concept to engineering to milling and sales. Enabling Design, R&D, and Manufacturing to more easily work together, the program is laid out in a way that creates a feedback loop, and the design strategically incorporates transparency throughout, an element critical to the success of this streamlined process. The project is committed to contributing to the local industry. Once opened, Nantronics will bring 190 new manufacturing, research, and development jobs for local Brooklynites. In collaboration with the START-UP NY Program and CUNY, the new facility will host leadership and mentorship programs focused on advancing the next generation of New York leaders in the growing interest in technology and manufacturing.