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Motion carries: Kelly Baggett, Fort Worth Innovation Coordinator; District 10 Councilmember Alan Blaylock; John Lauer, Founder and CEO of Adom Industries; City Manager Jay Chapa; and Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager, in chambers after Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives for Adom's $229 million cloud-connected electronics factory Tuesday night.

Fort Worth Lands Adom Industries’ $229M AI-Native Cloud Factory and HQ

by | Aug 13, 2025
The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives Tuesday night as founder John Lauer commits to making Fort Worth home for what he calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping facility. "This is going to completely revolutionize the electronics industry," he says.
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John Lauer (left) and members of the Adom Industries team gather around the company’s “workcell”—the core of its cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. Lauer likens the system to “compute for atoms,” much like a server in a data center enables “compute for bits,” calling it the Amazon Web Services of electronics prototyping. The photo was taken shortly after a major presentation to a leading electronics company, following months of preparation.
Shenzhen Speed, In the Cloud: North Texas’ Adom Industries Plans $229M Robotics-Driven Electronics Factory
by | Aug 11, 2025
The stealth-stage startup, led by tech entrepreneur John Lauer—who sold his last company for nearly $1 billion—is developing what it calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. "This will be one of the most high-tech factories in the world," said Lauer.
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