Feb
07

Swiss Manufacturer to Invest $62M in First US Hub

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Global technology group Oerlikon plans to create a new facility in the Charlotte MSA that will create 93 new jobs over the next five years.
Oerlikon's headquarters in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland
Oerlikon’s headquarters in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland

Huntersville, N.C.—Swiss-based global technology group Oerlikon will invest $62 million to establish a manufacturing hub in Huntersville, N.C., about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. The company intends to create 93 new jobs by 2022, including engineers, R&D staff and craftsmen. Oerlikon’s Charlotte facility will be the company’s first additive manufacturing facility in the U.S. and will provide advanced component manufacturing. Moreover, the facility will house extensive research, development and production teams.

“This investment in North Carolina marks an important step in our plans to become a leading service provider for the fast-expanding additive manufacturing market,” said Roland Fischer, Oerlikon’s CEO, in a prepared statement…

Swiss Manufacturer to Invest $62M in First US Hub

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