An area known glass factory located in Payne, OH is announcing a $1.5 million expansion that will be adding about 40 new jobs. Taylor Made Glass has been selected by parent company Lippert Components Inc. to get 3 new lines at the plant. There will be two glass fabrication cutters and one new wide format UV digital printer that will be replacing the silk screening glass printing that has been used for years.
The process for printing takes up quite a bit of space as each screen must be saved for clients when they reorder. It’s not just a matter of hard drive storage, but takes up a lot of physical space in the storage room as there are many different patterns and prints that must be kept on hand in large wooden frames. The new printer will eliminate the storage needed and will all be done digitally, faster, with more abilities and less cleanup.
Taylor Made employs about 140 people in the area and they make window and glass systems for various types of vehicles in the marine, construction, agriculture and SUV industries. Lippert Components Inc is also shifting about 40 jobs from the Kendallville, IN operations that builds boat windshields.
The new jobs will begin to be filled after the New Year according to plant manager, Brian Lichty. The positions to be filled are in warehousing and operations.
