CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich
Corporation (NYSE: GR) chairman, president and chief executive
officer Marshall Larsen joined
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, City of
Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth
Kautz, and other officials at a ribbon‑cutting ceremony
today to mark the opening of its expanded high tech manufacturing
facility in Burnsville, Minn. The
ceremony included a tour of advanced production, design and
development areas for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)
within the new 46,000 square foot expansion. The facility is part
of Goodrich's Sensors and Integrated Systems business which employs
approximately 4,200 people worldwide in high tech disciplines
including engineering, manufacturing, and administrative functions.
The Burnsville-based business has
more than 1,600 employees in Minnesota – approximately 1,275 in
Burnsville, and 335 in
Eagan.
The MEMS manufacturing facility will produce miniature
silicon wafer sensors – approximately the size of a fingertip –
that are used across the company's commercial and military
aerospace sensor-based products and systems. In addition to the new
MEMS facility, Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems president
Tom Mepham pointed out the high tech
icing wind tunnel on the campus, which began operations earlier
this year. The wind tunnel is one of the most advanced aerospace
icing wind tunnels in the world.
"Companies like Goodrich know that our state's highly-skilled
workforce makes Minnesota a great
place to do business," said Governor Mark
Dayton. "I am very pleased that Goodrich is expanding
their facility here. The high tech jobs that this expansion will
create are the jobs of the future, and I am committed to doing
everything I can to ensure that Minnesota workers are well-prepared to fill
these jobs for years to come."
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said,
"Goodrich could have built this new facility anywhere it wanted -
but it decided to expand its high tech operations in Minnesota and that says a lot about our
state's commitment to technology and progress. Minnesota is a state that makes things and
this new facility is a shining example of the vital role innovation
plays in our economy."
Larsen added, "Today's event is the culmination of the hard work
and commitment of our employees as well as our government
officials. We are positive about our industry, our company, and the
capability of our team here in Minnesota to develop the most advanced
aerospace products in the world that enhance flight safety and
reduce operating costs."
Also attending the ceremony were Commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
Mark Phillips, Minnesota Senator Dan
Hall, Minnesota
Representative Pam Myhra,
Minnesota Speaker of the House
Kurt Zellers and a bi-partisan delegation of other legislators.
Approximately 180 Goodrich employees joined in marking the opening
of the facility.
Goodrich Corporation's Sensors and Integrated System facility in
Burnsville encompasses more than
300,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. Primary
products produced at the facility include advanced air data
systems, cockpit data management systems, and various sensors and
sensor-based products for commercial and military aerospace
applications.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global
supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense
industries. With one of the most strategically diversified
portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global
customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service
facilities. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a
parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be
referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press
release.
SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR - Electronic Systems
