Photo courtesy of Barron Industries
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) have announced that recycled-content metal castings firm Barron Industries will be investing in its facility in Oxford, Michigan, to help grown and retain its presence in the defense and aerospace industries.
The $9.1 million investment is expected to create 50 new jobs.
“Team Michigan is excited to announce Barron Industry Inc’s. investments in a key sector in Michigan’s economic landscape,” MEDC Senior Vice President of Regional Development Matt McCauley says.
Barron production process is primarily a recycling process that consumes carbon and stainless steel scrap that is trimmed away in the automotive manufacturing process and is recycled it into defense components. It is a 100-year-old family-owned company that currently is a producer of advanced metal castings for major manufacturers in the defense and aerospace industry.
With the $9.1 million investment, the company will acquire advanced metal 3D printing and machining equipment and build a new advanced aerospace manufacturing center with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF).
“We appreciate MEDC’s support of Barron Industries in our next stage of growth and expansion in Oxford to open our Aerospace and Defense Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center,” says Bruce M. Barron, president and CEO of Barron Industries.
“This support provides crucial funding for building and equipment early on in the launch while Barron aggressively onboards and trains the high-level technicians needed to staff the new facility."
“As we celebrate their expansion into an advanced aerospace manufacturing center, we recognize Barron's centurylong commitment to excellence and innovation,” Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter adds.
Michigan’s defense and aerospace sector is comprised of nearly 4,000 businesses that serve the defense, defense aerospace and homeland security industries, contributing some $30 billion in economic activity and supporting an estimated 116,000 jobs.
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