Bringing electric vehicle (EVs) assembly automation of the future.
Lewis Center, Ohio – March 15, 2022 – ATS Industrial Automation will be holding the ribbon cutting ceremony for its new 240,000 square foot battery assembly facility in Columbus Ohio, on Wednesday March 16, 2022. The new facility is currently building the battery module, testing and assembly lines for General Motors’ advanced Ultium EV batteries.
ATS Industrial Automation has years of experience assembling EV batteries for the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The new Columbus facility expands its footprint in the Columbus area and allows ATS to support a growing customer base.
“Our expansion in Columbus, Ohio, demonstrates growing demand; ATS has experience to support our key EV partners” said Dave Kelly, VP of Sales for ATS Industrial Automation, SGA Mobility. “We see this growth as a continuation in our EV strategy to support the growing demand, to shift to sustainable battery and battery storage technologies.”
The Columbus facility currently employs 140 full-time employees and 100 contractors. The expansion will bring between 130-160 new high-tech jobs to Columbus this year.
Executives from ATS and GM will attend, as well as state and local dignitaries.
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About ATS
ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world’s most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added services, including pre-automation and after-sales services, to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, food & beverage, transportation, consumer products, and energy. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 6,000 people at more than 50 manufacturing facilities and over 75 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and China. The Company’s shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ATA. Visit the Company’s website at www.atsautomation.com.
For more information, contact:
Shoshana Burgett, VP of Marketing, ATS Industrial Automation
shoshana@colorkarma.com
Matthew Robinson, Corporate Communications, ATS Automation
(519) 653-6500
mrobinson@atsautomation.com
*Your personal information will only be used for the purpose you indicated above, in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will maintain your data until you request us to delete it from our systems. ATS will not sell your personal data. You may opt out of receiving ongoing communications at any time by clicking on “unsubscribe” or by contacting us at privacy@atsautomation.com. A copy of our privacy policy may be found on our external websites. Please contact us at privacy@atsautomation.com for additional information about our global data protection compliance program
