# SKF invests $28M to expand and automate Sumter, South Carolina plant

SKF is investing approximately $28 million to expand and automate manufacturing at its Sumter, South Carolina factory, which will consolidate production from Avon, Ohio and North Charleston, South Carolina. The investments take 12 to 18 months to implement.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-24
- Where: Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $28.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: slewing bearings, bearings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SKF](https://endata.com/companies/4959.md)

## Sources

- [pumpsandsystems.com](https://www.pumpsandsystems.com/skf-invests-south-carolina-mexico-manufacturing-facilities/), 2020-09-24: "Approximately $28 million is being invested in expanding and automating manufacturing processes at the Group's factory in Sumter, South Carolina."

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