According to Ernie Carlson, president of the company, the new space is being built seven miles from the current space occupied since the company s founding in 1989. It will provide AccuSpec with more than twice its present space and an upgraded system for building its customized products. The enhanced capacity will enable AccuSpec to pursue contracts for which its present facility has been a competitive limitation.
As well as an addition of 32,000 square feet of space, the new building will provide the 127 workers at the firm with highly customized inventory management system that will give the production team new information tools such as sturdy mounted computers, printers, efficient barcode scanners (Honeywell Xenon XP Series Scanners could be one of them). This might prove helpful to the team in managing plant inventory, evaluating its suitability for projects, procuring components, and in turn, assembling electronic boards and cables. The new plant will also be equipped with a floor prepared to control static discharge and a production line with advanced surface mount technology.
“It was relatively quick and fairly painless,” Carlson says of the negotiation developed with the Governor’s Action Team. The evaluation of the impact of the investment indicated that 50 positions will be created. Carlson says that in meeting that goal for the low interest financing, which will enable the company to better serve its clients requirements for medical, transportation, safety, and other electronics, AccuSpec is currently hiring sales personnel.
Source: PA Dept. of Community and Economic Development, AccuSpec Electronics, Ernie Carlson
Writer: Joseph Plummer
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