(PR) Apple Opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston Apple opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, offering free training and educational sessions for small- and medium-sized businesses. The center is located within the same facility that builds Apple's AI servers and will begin manufacturing Mac mini this year. The kickoff event featured U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, and other officials. Apple today opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Center AMC in Houston. The center offers free training and educational sessions for small- and medium-sized businesses, giving them direct experience with state-of-the-art equipment, interactive labs, and tools they need to accelerate innovation. The AMC is located within the same Houston facility that builds and ships Apple's advanced AI servers and will begin manufacturing Mac mini this year. At the center—the company's second U.S. manufacturing learning site—experts teach participants many of the same innovative processes used to make Apple products. As part of the center's kickoff event, Apple is proud to host U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, U.S. Representative Christian Menefee, and Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, along with other officials and community partners. They are joining Apple leaders and the AMC's first cohort of small- and medium-sized business leaders for a full day of hands-on training and programming.