# Festo to invest $90M to expand Mason, Ohio plant, tripling capacity

Festo US plans to invest about $90 million to expand its service and manufacturing center in Mason, Ohio by 350,000 sq ft, tripling production, logistics and training capacity. Construction is due in two phases through 2024 and the company plans to hire 350 workers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-09
- Where: Mason, Ohio, United States
- Value: $90.0M
- Jobs: 350
- Status: announced
- Capacity: tripling production, logistics and training capacity
- Products: pneumatic automation systems, electromechanical automation systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Festo](https://endata.com/companies/1097.md)

## Sources

- [powderbulksolids.com](https://www.powderbulksolids.com/plant-asset-management/festo-announces-90m-plant-expansion-in-ohio), 2018-04-11: "Festo US ... announced plans Monday to invest some $90 million to expand its regional service and manufacturing center in Mason, OH by 350,000 sq ft, tripling the capacity"
- [press.festo.com](https://press.festo.com/en/companies-1/festo-announces-new-90-million-investment-bringing-unprecedented-growth-in-advanced-automation-technology-to-mason-ohio-1), 2019-11-13: "The company also plans to add 350 jobs in the fields of engineering, mechatronics, purchasing and material management, as well as production and logistics operations, over the next five years."

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