# Keel Holdings invests $22M in precision machining centers in Michigan

Keel Holdings announced a $22 million investment in four large 5-axis precision machining centers from EMCO, to be installed at its expanded 160,000 sq ft facility in Merrill, Michigan. The machines will become operational between March 2026 and June 2027, creating 18 new CNC operator jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-12-18
- Where: Merrill, Michigan, United States
- Value: $22.0M
- Jobs: 18
- Starts operating: Mar 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: precision-machined defense components
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Keel Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/75267.md)

## Sources

- [stocks.observer-reporter.com](https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2025-12-18-keel-continues-to-invest-in-defense-production-capacity-with-22-million-midwest-equipment-purchase-and-key-leadership-additions), 2025-12-18: "Keel is investing $22 million in four large, high-speed, precision 5-axis machining centers."

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