ETM Mfg. expands operations in New England

ETM Mfg., Wilmington, Mass., a provider of customized sheet metal manufacturing and supply chain services to OEMs, has announced plans to open a 43,000-sq.-ft. facility in Littleton, Mass., in early 2012. The $500,000 renovation of a previously vacant facility will more than quadruple the size of the company's operations, providing expanded kitting, mechanical assembly, and inventory management capabilities.

The new plant will include 14,400 sq. ft. for sheet metal fabrication in four manufacturing cells. Each cell will include a turret punch or laser, two press brakes, and supporting fabrication equipment able to produce, on average, one part every 30 seconds.

Other features will include 3,200 sq. ft. for CNC machining centers, with the possibility of quadrupling capacity; 3,200 sq. ft. for kitting and mechanical assembly, as well as an internal kanban location for configure-to-order business; 14,400 sq. ft. for a line of configure-to-order bakery transportation racks; 1,200 sq. ft. for design and development support of new products; and 3,200 sq. ft. for additional in-house plating and powder coating services.