FBR (ASX:FBR) entered into an agreement with Liebherr USA to Fastbrick Americas Engineering to help it in the localization and assembly of Hadrian X machines in the US, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.
It said this was the first step in establishing a complete assembly plant for the Hadrian X in the US market.
Initially, robotic modules will be manufactured by or for FBR in Australia, and delivered to the US assembly plant for assembly into Hadrian X machines for the US market.
However, over time, the firm plans to move the manufacturing of more robotic modules and parts to the US.
The firm's shares rose 8% in recent trading on Monday.