CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — An aerospace manufacturing company is opening a new facility in Cambridge, Ont., to fulfil a major Boeing contract.

Heroux-Devtek Inc., which specializes in manufacturing landing gear, says the facility will help the company deliver complete landing gear systems for Boeings B-777 and B-777X aircraft in 2017.

The 108,000 square foot facility, located in Cambridge’s new Boxwood Business Campus, will primarily manufacture largescale, complex landing gear components. It is currently in the pre-production phase and is expected to be fully operational in June 2015. The Cambridge plant results in the creation of approximately 40 highly-skilled new jobs, while helping to retain existing jobs in Ontario.

If required, the facility could be expanded by approximately 100,000 square feet. Heroux-Devtek believes this facility will set new standards in regards to manufacturing technology and be viewed as a leading example in terms of productivity throughout the industry.

This new facility will play a pivotal role in executing the most important landing gear contract in Heroux-Devtek’s history and its high level of automation will allow us to provide superior quality products to Boeing at a very competitive cost, said Gilles Labbé, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heroux-Devtek. This network expansion will also enable us to pursue other business opportunities to supply complete landing gear systems to our customers. We sincerely thank the Government of ontario for supporting our industry, in which Canada ranks fifth worldwide. With this new plant, named in honor of the late John Cybulski, a long-time Chairman of our Board of Directors and an important contributor to the emergence of the landing gear industry in Canada, Heroux-Devtek’s ontario workforce will grow to approximately 250 employees, predominantly in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo which strengthens its status as our centre of excellence in the production of mid-to-largescale, complex landing gear components.

The company says the total investment is about $54 million over five years, including a $7-million investment from the ontario government.

ontario Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid says it demonstrates how targeted, strategic investments can strengthen key ontario industries.

The provincial government says aerospace is a key component of ontarios advanced manufacturing sector, employing 17,000 people.

SOURCE  Héroux-Devtek