# Atlas Copco's Edwards opens 250,000 sq ft dry vacuum pump plant in Genesee County, New York

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County, New York, to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for the semiconductor industry. The site is expected to employ up to 600 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-25
- Where: Genesee County, New York, United States
- Jobs: 600
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 250,000-square-foot facility
- Products: dry vacuum pumps
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md)
- [Edwards Vacuum](https://endata.com/companies/3332.md)

## Sources

- [business.sherbrookerecord.com](http://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/gnwcq-2026-10-30-atlas-copco-group-celebrates-expansion-week-in-the-united-states), 2018-05-25: "Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility to expand US production of advanced dry vacuum pumps for the semiconductor industry."

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