manufacturing

OLD FORGE, Pa. – Golden Technologies has dropped lead times on builder or special order lift chairs to 15 business days. “As part of our continued operational improvement process, we are building more chairs than ever and getting them out faster,” said Rich Golden, CEO.

ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare will transfer production of Küschall manual wheelchairs from its facility in Witterswil, Switzerland, to its facility in Fondettes, France, by the end of the third quarter of this year.

ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare is considering relocating the production of Küschall manual wheelchairs from its facility in Witterswil, Switzerland, to its facility in Fondettes, France, according to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 11.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will consider switching manufacturing of U.S. products from Mexico to New Zealand if President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports, Yahoo Finance reports.

MUNDELEIN, Ill. – Medline has invested an additional $60 million to increase manufacturing of incontinence products at its Lithia Springs, Ga., facility.

EXETER, Pa. – Pride Mobility Products is investing $2 million in a new facility in Pontotoc, Miss., according to the Memphis Business Journal. The move will create 150 jobs, the journal reports.

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen has expanded its manufacturing capacity by leasing a 23,890-square-foot area in Richardson, Texas, according to Zacks Equity Research. The move will lower the company’s average cost per square foot for manufacturing.