Advanced contract manufacturing and injection moulding company, GW Plastics, has announced the completion of its expansion at Royalton, Vermont Manufacturing and Technology Center.
This is the second expansion in three years for the advanced manufacturing facility.
GW Plastics has added a 30,000 ft expansion to accommodate the growth of its thermoplastic injection moulding and medical device contract assembly business. The expansion includes a new 13,000 ft class 8 cleanroom capable of housing an additional 30 injection moulding machines, as well as an additional 17,000 ft of warehousing space. Additionally, GW Plastics has added over 30 new jobs and invested more than $10,000,000 in construction, new technology, and equipment. After the latest expansion, the Manufacturing and Technology Center will now cover 90,000 ft of advanced manufacturing space.
GW Plastics first established its Royalton, Vermont facilities in the late 1980s with the relocation and expansion of its Mould-Making Division followed by its Process Development Center. The company then further expanded its Royalton site with a thermoplastic moulding facility in 1999 and silicone moulding facility in 2008. This year’s expansion marks the company’s fifth expansion in Royalton.
Brenan Riehl, president and CEO of GW Plastics commented: “We are delighted to announce the completion of this expansion in our home state of Vermont, reaffirming our commitment to growing in Vermont and the United States while serving the needs of our customers globally.”
Riehl added: “We are proud of our team and our history of consistent growth in Vermont and around the world.”
GW Plastics will be on booth 2404 at MD&M West 2020 which is in Anaheim, California from 11th to 13th February.