Proto Manufacturing plans to renovate an 18,800-square-foot building as part of its plan to move its operations to Taylor.
The Ypsilanti-based firm plans to invest $5.25 million into renovating and expanding the structure. The project includes installing a new roof, interior infrastructure improvements, and upgrades to its office and showroom spaces. The new space will allow the company to move from its temporary location to the new facility in Taylor.
"It needs some work," says Robert Drake, sales manager for Proto Manufacturing. "It's an older building."
There are plans to install new machinery and equipment at the facility, which will also include in-house laboratory services that provide residual stress measurement, stress mapping, and related services in a controlled environment.
The company focuses on the development and application of non-destructive evaluation technology measures and maps residual stresses for customers in the aerospace, alternative energy, medical device technology, defense, power-generation, nuclear, and automotive industries. It also designs, develops, and manufactures its own line of x-ray tubes.
Proto Manufacturing also considered alternative sites in South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee. The state agreed to a $586,814 tax abatement over seven years. The city of Taylor is also offering a tax abatement.
Source: Robert Drake, sales manager for Proto Manufacturing
Writer: Jon Zemke
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