GoodBulb said it spent eight years developing and refining a domestic production process for A19 LED bulbs after major lighting companies moved production overseas. The company said the process required control of temperature, humidity and static to support LED bulb assembly in the United States.

The Fargo factory is capable of producing more than 10,000 bulbs per shift with what the company described as a lean U.S. workforce.

“The major brands said it couldn't be done in America, so they sent it overseas. I went the other way. I traveled the world to learn how these bulbs are made, then brought together the expertise needed to create something no one else has: the most advanced light bulb production line in the world, custom automation built to run right here in America,” said Tom Enright, founder of GoodBulb. “Light bulbs are part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. A country should be able to manufacture something as fundamental as its own light. We shouldn't depend on anyone else to keep the lights on.”

Enright said the Fargo plant is intended to be the first of multiple production lines.

“We've done the hard part. Now we scale what America lost,” Enright said. “The process is documented and repeatable.”