In addition to the robotic manufacturing operations, the campus will combine multiple Yaskawa Drives and Motion facilities into one location over the next three to eight years, eventually encompassing more than 800,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, packaging and training space.
In addition to creating jobs, both plants support the region’s agricultural economy by processing more than 800 million lbs. of raw milk from 236 local dairy farmers annually.
The company will consolidate operations and add manufacturing at a 90,000-sq.-ft. building that is under construction in Pennsylvania’s Lower Nazareth and Bethlehem townships, which is expected to be open next year.
The transaction expands C.H. Guenther’s tortilla manufacturing capacity and deepens its relationships with foodservice and quick-service restaurant customers.
CMI supported over 350 construction-related jobs during the development of the plant and expects to add an additional 150 jobs once the facility opens in the fall.