TTM Technologies has opened a new expanded printed circuit board facility in the town of DeWitt, a project expected to add 400 jobs and grow the company’s Central New York workforce to about 1,000 employees.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said the project was supported by $30 million in federal funding and tied to the Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo region’s federal Tech Hub designation.
The expansion covers more than 200,000 square feet and is expected to make the Central New York site one of the largest and most advanced printed circuit board manufacturing facilities in North America, according to Schumer’s office.
The facility will produce ultra-high-density interconnect printed circuit boards, which are used in microelectronics, semiconductors and defense applications. Schumer’s office said the expansion is intended to increase domestic production of components that are often made overseas.
“Today doesn’t just mark a ribbon-cutting. It’s the start of a historic effort to ensure the printed circuit boards our military and critical industries rely on are made at home, not overseas,” Schumer said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the project will create manufacturing jobs and strengthen the state’s economy and national security.
Cathie Gridley, executive vice president and president of aerospace and defense at TTM Technologies, said the facility will support domestic ultra-high-density interconnect production for defense customers.
Schumer’s office said the expanded site will add 400 employees to TTM’s existing Central New York workforce of about 600. TTM cited the region’s Tech Hub designation as one factor in selecting Central New York for the expansion, according to the senator’s office.
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