Bosch Rexroth has officially broken ground on the expansion of its operations in eastern Pennsylvania.
The drive and control technologies supplier will add 50,000 square feet to an existing facility in Bethlehem, which would help improve lead times for customers and support continued growth in the Lehigh Valley region. Construction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2026.
Bosch Rexroth began operations in the area in 1967 with a small office in Easton, when the company was known as Rexroth. Seven years later, it expanded to a manufacturing facility in Bethlehem Township, where it began producing hydraulic components.
The company, which later merged with Robert Bosch GmbH, has since grown to operate multiple facilities in the area focused on hydraulics, automation and other manufacturing solutions.
The development follows a wave of recent manufacturing investments in the Lehigh Valley.
Earlier this summer, Turkish candy maker Kervan USA broke ground on a $20 million, 90,000-square-foot facility that will consolidate its U.S. headquarters and expand packaging, distribution and future manufacturing operations. Around the same time, Dutch firm Bronkhorst HighTech opened a new U.S. headquarters and assembly center in the region, doubling its footprint. That facility includes two assembly cells with room to expand, as well as a clean room for high-precision industries. It will serve customers across sectors from petrochemical to food and automotive.
