GE사가 최첨단 전력·수도(P&W) 향상제조시설을 캘리포니아 남부 그린빌(Greenville)시에 지을 예정이라고 밝혔다.

GE의 첫 향상제조시설인 이 시설은 혁신적인 향상제조 절차 개발과 P&W 사업의 빠른 시제품화를 위한 인큐베이터로서 역할을 하게 될 것으로 기대된다. 이 시설에는 풍력터빈, 대형 가스엔진, 분배식 동력가스엔진, 원자력 서비스가 포함된다.

GE는 향후 10년 동안 그린빌에 총 4억 달러를 투자해 이 시설을 확장할 예정이다.

 

 

 

 Today, GE announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art Power & Water (P&W) advanced manufacturing facility to be built in the city of Greenville, S.C.

 

The utility -- GE P&W's first advanced manufacturing facility -- will serve as an incubator for innovative advanced manufacturing process development and rapid prototyping for P&W businesses, including water processing as well as wind turbines, heavy duty gas engines, distributed power gas engines, and nuclear power services.

 

GE plans to invest $400 million over the next 10 years in Greenville to expand its advanced manufacturing capabilities. The new facility is expected to open in 2015 and create more than 80 jobs. By developing new techniques and production processes, the GE P&W business will be able to design, test, iterate, and bring its products to market for customers quickly.

 

GE started in Greenville more than 40 years ago with a 340,000-square-foot site. It has since grown into more than 1.5 MM square feet of factory and offices, manufacturing products for customers worldwide.

 

GE has more than 3,000 employees in Greenville and, in the past five years, has invested more than $500 million to bolster critical manufacturing activities housed on the GE P&W campus. The company has established valuable relationships with local community schools, universities and technical programs to develop technologies and create a system to support those impassioned about growing with the industry.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 11월 10일]