BUFFALO, N.Y.—Allient Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty motion, controls, and power products for targeted industries and applications, is planning to create a state-of-the-art Machining Center of Excellence at its facility in Dothan, Alabama, the company said in a release.

The planned facility will expand upon Allient’s current capabilities and skillsets and is consistent with the company’s strategy to “Simplify to Accelerate Now,” the release stated.

Utilizing advanced machining practices, the Dothan facility will produce complex fabricated parts that are fully aligned with the needs of Allient’s markets and customers. In addition, Allient will transfer current assembly operations from Dothan and merge these capabilities into its facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Reynosa, Mexico, where final assembly, integration and test capabilities are the core competencies.

The realignment is expected to improve business focus and better leverage the Allient footprint to deliver high-precision system products for demanding applications in various served markets, including aerospace and defense, medical, and electronic test and assembly equipment.

Allient is a global engineering and manufacturing enterprise headquartered in Buffalo. The company said it “develops solutions to drive the future of market-moving industries, including medical, life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial automation, robotics, semiconductor, transportation, agriculture, construction, and facility infrastructure.”