Manufacturing Today Issue - 244 January 2026 | Page 225

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campus in Mansfield, Texas.“ The Verdexium project marks a new chapter for American innovation and entrepreneurship,” James states.“ The complex aims to accelerate the commercialization of American-made products by providing a space for startups and small manufacturers to take prototypes or working samples and leverage shared infrastructure, expert networks, and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
“ Typically, new innovations take an average of seven-to-ten years to come to fruition, but Verdexium aims to reduce this average to one-to-three years,” he explains.“ The site will concentrate on high-compliance sectors like defense, aerospace, biomedical devices, and rugged outdoor industries supporting efforts to reduce US dependence on offshore manufacturing while expanding domestic production capacity. The first phase – 167,500 square feet of office and manufacturing space – is slated for completion in 2026. Verdexium is designed to become a longmanufacturing-today. com 225