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Hyperloop Manufacturing Facilities

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The 'Metalworks' Plant Builds this High-Speed Transport System

— July 28, 2016 — Autos
Hyperloop One, the company behind the vacuum tube technology that promises to bring unheard of transportation speed on a mass transport scale, has opened its first manufacturing plant, called the Metalworks plant. The 105,000 square foot facility is located in North Las Vegas and is currently working on building the components for DevLoop, the trial run for the complete Hyperloop platform.

Aside from manufacturing, the Metalworks plant will also be home to Hyperloop's new propulsion lab, meaning that it will help to solve research and development problems as well as producing parts for the project.

With North Las Vegas also set to host an electric supercar factory and Tesla's 'Gigafactory,' the region is slated to become the new Detroit for this generation of transportation.
Trend Themes
1. Hyperloop Manufacturing - The opening of Hyperloop One's Metalworks plant demonstrates a trend towards dedicated manufacturing facilities for this transportation technology.
2. Transportation Innovation - The Hyperloop technology is the epitome of disruptive innovation in the transportation industry, and the Metalworks plant is contributing to that trend in the manufacturing space.
3. Regional Manufacturing Hubs - North Las Vegas' growing reputation as a hub for innovative transportation manufacturing underscores a trend of industries clustering in regions with a reputation and the resources to support them.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation Manufacturing - The opening of Hyperloop One's dedicated Metalworks plant demonstrates exciting opportunities for establishing new manufacturing hubs to support innovative transportation technologies.
2. Renewable Energy - North Las Vegas' reputation as a hub for innovative transportation manufacturing presents promising opportunities for renewable energy production in the region.
3. High-tech Manufacturing - North Las Vegas' growing reputation as a hub for innovative transportation manufacturing underscores an exciting trend towards high-tech manufacturing industries clustered in specific regions.
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