The Emerson Power Transmission Corporation is undergoing some changes, from the relocation of its headquarters from New York to Kentucky, to the consolidation of the Aurora, Ill. facility with the Maysville facility.
According to information from the company, tentative plans are in place to consolidate and move the corporation’s bearing ring center from Aurora to Maysville. The Aurora facility supplies bearing rings and components that are assembled in mounted bearings in the Morehead facility.
Under the proposal, the Aurora center will be transferred to Maysville late this summer, according to information provided. The plant located in Illinois would then be phased out of operation over the next 12 months.
A spokesperson for the Maysville EPT said the consolidation is a “plus” for the local facility.
According to Warren Markwell, vice president and general manager of EPT’s Gearing and Components business unit, which is headquartered in Maysville, accommodating the proposal will require some restructuring.
Markwell said some equipment and positions will be relocated out of Maysville, though “the incoming work from Aurora would be expected to absorb those job moves.”
“The proposed consolidation will allow us to eliminate duplicate manufacturing capacity, make more efficient use of our manufacturing resources and thereby increase our competitiveness in the face of economic and market pressures,” Markwell said.
In addition to the consolidation of the Aurora and Maysville EPT facilities, Emerson Power Transmission announced recently it will relocate its upstate New York headquarters to Florence. Markwell said Tuesday the move of the headquarters will not affect the Maysville facility.
According to information from the Associated Press, the move is expected to affect about 55 high-level positions in Ithaca, N.Y., that will either move with the office or be repositioned to oversee local production.
“There will be some reductions in the workforce,” said David Baldridge, a company spokesperson.
The company will continue its Ithaca manufacturing operations, according to information from the AP.
The relocation of the headquarters should be completed by fall of 2009.
Emerson Power Transmission took over the Ithaca operations in 1983 from Morse Chain, adding the site to its portfolio of factories constructing parts for mechanical transmission drives, components, and bearings. Baldridge said part of the decision to move was to provide better access to the 15 Emerson plants.
The new headquarters will be in offices already owned by Emerson in Florence.
Emerson Power Transmission is a division of Emerson Industrial Automation, whose parent company is the St. Louis-based Emerson.
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