Primary Industries in Greensboro
Greensboro’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Defense
Greensboro's defense sector includes Northrop Grumman's local operations, the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command presence, and a network of precision machining shops feeding aviation, ground vehicle, and small arms programs across the Piedmont Triad region.
Explore Defense in GreensboroAerospace
Greensboro is the home of Honda Aircraft Company — designing and manufacturing the HondaJet advanced light jet at Piedmont Triad International Airport. HAECO Americas operates one of the largest airframe MRO facilities in the US at the same airport, Triumph Group machines aerostructures components, and the Piedmont Triad's precision manufacturing base supports a growing aerospace supply chain producing fuselage fittings, engine nacelle parts, and interior components.
Explore Aerospace in GreensboroAutomotive
Greensboro anchors the Piedmont Triad's transportation-manufacturing corridor — Volvo Trucks North America's New River Valley plant is within the supply reach, Thomas Built Buses (a Daimler subsidiary) manufactures school and transit buses in High Point, and Honda Aircraft Company operates in the metro. The region's textile-to-advanced-manufacturing transition produces CNC shops experienced in automotive, aerospace, and commercial-vehicle components.
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