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Medical
expansion for
wire maker
Fort Wayne Metals, a producer of
custom-drawn, precision fine wire for medical
and surgical products, has announced plans
to expand its operations in Allen County,
Indiana. The move is expected to create 106
new local jobs by 2017.
The company will spend $29.4 million to build
and equip a 33,000ft2 facility at its 50-acre
campus in Fort Wayne. The company already
has seven production facilities, a warehouse,
a research and development center and
a metallurgical laboratory in Fort Wayne as
well as a production, warehouse and sales
facility in Ireland. The expansion will allow it to
increase production of composite materials,
as well as its stainless steel, nickel, cobalt,
nitinol and titanium wire.
Fort Wayne Metals, a producer of
custom-drawn, precision fine wire
for medical and surgical products,
has announced plans to expand
its operations in Allen County,
Indiana.