Eaton announces $18.5M expansion of Orchard Park, New York aerospace manufacturing facility

Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced the expansion of its Orchard Park, N.Y., facility to support growing demand for the aerospace mission systems solutions manufactured at the site. The $18.5 million investment will significantly increase production capacity to serve growing demand by military defense, commercial aerospace and space customers and add 77 skilled manufacturing jobs to the community.

“The expansion in Orchard Park will allow us to keep up with the military’s growing demand on key defense programs. We will now expand actuation technology currently used exclusively by the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Navy by significantly increasing our production capacity,” said Kevin McKeown, senior vice president and general manager, Mission Systems, for Eaton’s Aerospace Group. “Our investment in Orchard Park will ensure the site can serve defense, space and commercial aerospace customers well into the future.”

“I am very pleased by the news of Eaton’s monumental expansion in Orchard Park,” said Rep. Langworthy, R-N.Y. “With growing demand for defense technology used by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, Eaton’s expansion will not only massively increase production capacity, but it will also create crucial jobs for the region. Congratulations to Eaton, and I look forward to supporting your mission on a federal level in any way that I can.”

Eaton is adding 50,000 square feet of floor space to its main Orchard Park facility to increase manufacturing capacity and enhance production efficiency by consolidating shipping, receiving, warehouse and stocking operations under the same roof. The expansion will create 77 additional skilled manufacturing jobs in Orchard Park.

Eaton’s Orchard Park facility currently employs more than 450 people and manufactures oxygen, actuation and other mission-ready technologies that support commercial aircraft, defense and space customers.

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come.

Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of nearly $25 billion in 2024, the company serves customers in more than 160 countries.