# Kawartha Controls receives CAD 1.13 million grant for smart factory expansion in Omemee

Kawartha Controls received a CAD 1.13 million repayable contribution from FedDev Ontario to set up a new machining cell and refine its smart factory, increasing production capacity by 300% and creating six jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-01-29
- Where: Omemee, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $880K (1.13M CAD)
- Jobs: 6
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300% increase in production capacity
- Products: hydraulic manifolds
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kawartha Controls](https://endata.com/companies/52905.md)

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-supports-growth-of-a-rural-manufacturer-through-feddev-ontario.html), 2021-01-29: "With this funding, the company will set up a new machining cell and refine its innovative 'smart factory,' which is driven by artificial intelligence processes."
- [globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/7607431/federal-funding-kawartha-controls-hydraulic-manifolds-omemee/), 2021-01-29: "With support from FedDev Ontario, scaling our smart-factory will allow us to fill that demand and continue to create additional high-value advanced manufacturing jobs."

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