A new kind of factory is coming to Mesa — designed not just for production, but for national resilience.
Hadrian, a California-based company using artificial intelligence to modernize manufacturing, has announced plans for a 270,000-square-foot advanced facility in the city’s Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone, known as Factory 3. The project is estimated to cost $200 million and is expected to create 350 high-quality jobs.
“Hadrian’s decision to build Factory 3 in Mesa further establishes our city as a leading destination for innovation and advanced manufacturing,” says Mesa Vice Mayor Scott Somers. “This significant investment will strengthen our local economy and reinforce our position as a critical hub in America’s manufacturing resurgence.”
Rather than focus solely on outputs, Hadrian’s approach centers on how things are built. The company combines software with skilled labor to create “full-stack factory autonomy” for defense and aerospace customers, producing everything from precision-machined parts to mission-critical assemblies.
“We view our job as to reindustrialize the country,” says Chris Power, Hadrian’s founder and CEO. “It’s these systems’ autonomous factories and a new American workforce that’s the real product.”
The Mesa site will be four times the size of Hadrian’s first facility in California, marking a strategic expansion into sectors such as welding, casting and additive manufacturing. Arizona, Power notes, offered fast permitting, reliable infrastructure and a workforce eager to build.
“This isn’t about replacing workers,” he says. “It’s about enabling them with both technology and the American spirit.”
As Hadrian breaks ground in Mesa, the facility is slated to open in 2026. Hadrian’s project is just another example of how Mesa is joining a growing network of communities helping to reestablish U.S. manufacturing strength, one high-tech facility at a time.
