Metform Expansion to Create 60 New Jobs by 2014

Metform, a division of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions announced the ground breaking of a new 100,000 square foot precision component machining facility in Savanna, IL.

Metform will begin construction of a new state-of-the-art machining factory adjacent to the existing Hot Form plant on Route 84. Construction is scheduled to begin sometime in October 2012 with operations expected to commence in the first quarter of 2013. NICAM Construction out of Freeport, IL will lead the facility expansion project as general contractor.

“The investment in the infrastructure, machinery & equipment is expected to top $30 million dollars and create more than 60 new jobs in the next 2 years. This project will support Metform’s significant business growth with newest technology and create long term manufacturing jobs in Northwest Illinois” explains Matthias Praus, VP & General Manager of Metform.

According to Duncan MacLean, President of MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions, “This investment will allow Metform to significantly expand its already strong position in the driveline component forging and machining market.”

MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions is a division of the MacLean-Fogg Company and supplies fastener components, engineered components and linkage and suspension components to a wide range of industries.

MacLean-Fogg Company is a worldwide enterprise with 26 North American manufacturing facilities, 11 international facilities, annual sales of $900+ Million, and a worldwide workforce of more than 3,000 people. The MacLean-Fogg Company provides engineered metal and plastic components to the industrial, automotive, military and aerospace markets, and unique devices used in the transmission and distribution of electrical power.

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