# L3Harris opens $110M facility in Waterdown, Ontario for Wescam MX products

L3Harris opened a new $110 million, 330,000-square-foot facility in Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, to produce Wescam MX-Series electro-optical and infrared imaging systems. The facility currently employs 1,250 people, with plans for 1,500 by end of 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-16
- Where: Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, Canada
- Value: $110.0M
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 16 Nov 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 80% increase in manufacturing capacity over previous facility
- Products: Wescam MX-Series electro-optical and infrared imaging systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [L3Harris Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/40361.md)

## Sources

- [seapowermagazine.org](https://seapowermagazine.org/l3harris-opens-canadian-facility-to-address-growing-wescam-mx-product-demand/), 2021-11-16: "This larger and leaner factory enables us to optimize production flow, enhancing L3Harris' ability to meet our customers' needs quicker."

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