The new facility is part of the company’s $300 million investment in U.S. manufacturing.
EL PASO, Texas—A new 160,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in El Paso is part of a $300 million U.S. manufacturing investment made by Schneider Electric to support customers who will use the electrical equipment produced in it. Products made in the state-of-the-art facility will support customers actively involved in the energy transition and will contribute to the build-out of America’s infrastructure, Schneider Electric said in a release.
The company said it currently has more than 20 plants in its U.S. manufacturing network. It recently joined forces with state, regional, and local officials and dignitaries to formally unveil its fourth El Paso plant.
“Schneider Electric is proud to be at the forefront of America’s manufacturing renaissance, exemplifying our commitment to fostering innovation, job creation, and sustainable growth,” said Annette Clayton, CEO of Schneider Electric North America, in a statement. “As we embark on this journey with the opening of our latest manufacturing plant in the United States, we look forward to providing the highest level of service to our customers while also contributing to the revitalization of American manufacturing.”
The opening of the smart factory is said to make Schneider Electric’s El Paso campus the company’s largest manufacturing operation in the United States. By the end of the year, the company expects to have approximately 1,500 employees in El Paso, thanks to the creation of about 400 new jobs, according to the release.
“We are proud that Texas is home to a booming tech manufacturing sector that continues to fuel Texas’s economic global might,” said Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in a statement. “Texas is a hub of innovation, and Schneider Electric’s new facility in El Paso will help produce medium voltage switchgear serving the data center market segment.”
Located in the Northwest Corporate Center, the new facility produces custom designed low- voltage and medium-voltage electrical products that safely distribute electrical power from the utility grid to various places within industrial, commercial, and residential settings. The first set of products manufactured in the new El Paso plant shipped out this summer to customers in the data center sector, the company said.
Since 2020, Schneider Electric has also invested in equipment and upgraded operations at its manufacturing facilities in Lexington, Kentucky; Lincoln, Nebraska; and in Mechanicsburg and Middletown, Pennsylvania. The enhancements, made possible by the $300 million multi-year investment, have made these facilities smarter, more sustainable, and highly efficient, the company said.