The equipment maker’s existing plant has reached capacity. Its expansion will add powder coating at a second location, alongside new fabrication and machining operations.
The French project will triple one research center’s footprint and expand tools for reproducing manufacturing conditions during development of binders and other battery materials.
The five-year program will expand capacity, automate production and strengthen technical and customer-support capabilities across packaging markets worldwide.
The six-figure investment nearly doubles the company’s headquarters footprint, expands production capacity and is expected to create more than a dozen jobs.