Event
Machina Labs and SDF sign UAE manufacturing partnership and investment agreement
Strategic Development Fund and Machina Labs signed an initial investment and partnership agreement to assess a UAE joint venture for advanced metal-structure production.
Evidence notes
- The proposed venture would use Machina’s software-defined factory technology across aerospace, defence and mobility programmes.
- SDF disclosed an initial investment and said additional funding could reach AED 125 million as the partnership develops.
- The parties will assess regional requirements and the feasibility of deploying Machina manufacturing capacity in the UAE.
Company context
Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories for production-grade metal structures used in defence, aerospace and advanced mobility. Its RoboCraftsman cells combine seven-axis robotics, autonomous material handling and closed-loop AI controls to form, scan, trim, drill and increasingly join large sheet-metal parts without geometry-specific tooling. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles.
Context
- Company
- Machina Labs
- Segment
- Industrial
- Event type
- Partnership
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 15, 2026
- Geography
- Los Angeles, California · United States