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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

SECO/VACUUM Expands Meadville, Pennsylvania, Operations

08/14/2024
SECO/VACUUM, a vacuum furnace manufacturer, plans to expand its operations in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The $4.1 million project is expected to create 23 jobs.

The investment will include an additional 72,000-square-feet at the company’s existing location at the Crawford Business Park that will be repurposed into manufacturing and assembly space.

“The SECO/WARWICK Group has been producing heat treating equipment in Meadville for well over 100 years and, thanks to support from Governor Shapiro and his Administration, the people of the Commonwealth, the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County, and our parent company; SECO/VACUUM will continue the legacy of providing innovative heat treating solutions to the North American market by expanding our manufacturing capabilities for equipment built right here in Pennsylvania,” said Piotr Zawistowski, President/Managing Director, SECO/VACUUM Technologies. “We’re very excited about this opportunity and what it means, not only for us but for the Commonwealth and our local Meadville community.”

SECO/VACUUM received a funding proposal from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant and a $69,000 workforce development grant to train workers.

“We’re proud to work with a strong, global company like SECO/VACUUM, who will bring more high-quality manufacturing jobs to Northwest Pennsylvania,” noted DCED Secretary Rick Siger. “Governor Shapiro and I are working hard to attract business and industry to the Commonwealth and we look forward to seeing SECO/VACUUM’s continued growth and success here in Crawford County.”

SECO/VACUUM, backed by parent company SECO/WARWICK, S.A., is a vacuum furnace manufacturer in the North American heat-treating market.

“With the Commonwealth’s investment in the project, an existing warehouse facility will be transformed into a hi-tech, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which will allow an international company to expand in Pennsylvania,” added Jim Becker, Executive Director, Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County. “This investment will allow SECO/VACUUM to invest and create jobs that help drive our local and regional economies. We’re excited that we can support SECO/VACUUM’S expansion in Crawford County.”

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