Emerson opens $49 million global headquarters for welding and assembly technologies
Jan. 14, 2021
New innovation facility in Berkshire Industrial Park, Brookfield, Connecticut, to house 220 professional staff, engineering and production employees.
Emerson opened its Branson welding and assembly technologies’ global headquarters in Brookfield, Connecticut, which completes Emerson’s $49 million investment announced in April 2019. The facility supports Branson’s plastic joining, ultrasonic metal welding, and ultrasonic cleaning technologies for the textile, automotive, food and beverage, packaging, electronics and medical industries. “We are proud to support the Brookfield community and American manufacturing with this strategic investment,” said Vernon Murray, president of welding and assembly technologies for Emerson. “This new facility will help us continue to drive innovation and deliver the solutions our customers need and expect. Our new Brookfield headquarters also offers a more collaborative work environment for engineers and manufacturing leaders to serve our customers.”
The technological capabilities available with the 146,000-sq-ft facility will offer levels of customer support, including:
16,000-sq-ft engineering lab for research and development, customer application development and materials testing
additive manufacturing equipment for rapid-response prototyping and production tooling
48,000 sq ft of manufacturing space for computer numerical control (CNC) milling machining centers, equipment assembly and customer application runoffs
collaborative workspaces to facilitate information to develop customer solutions more efficiently
dedicated training workspace for seminars, training classes, technical support services and other customer needs
energy-efficient construction methods including space wattage limitations, energy-saving LED lighting, automated controls for daylight harvesting and recovering heat from manufacturing operations to help warm the facility
user-center design methodology to promote employee health and wellness.
Emerson plans to host seminars and events to introduce clients to the advanced capabilities of the new facility, as soon as COVID-19 safety protocols permit. Emerson purchased the 13-acre parcel for the new facility in Brookfield’s Berkshire Industrial Park, less than 2 miles from Branson’s former Danbury headquarters.
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