Unipres USAAuto parts supplier Unipres USA Inc. will expand its Middle Tennessee facilities by adding new presses and create 435 new jobs over the next five years, officials said today.
Unipres USA will renovate and retrofit a storage warehouse to house assembly equipment and materials at its facilities in Sumner County north of Nashville, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
Plans also include an addition to existing manufacturing facilities to house two new 2,500-ton transfer presses and one 600-ton blanking press.
"The momentum of our automotive sector is a direct result of the success of the many manufacturers, suppliers and other thriving automotive-related companies that call our state home," said Gov. Bill Haslam in a statement.
Unipres USA focuses primarily on stamping, machining and assembly of metal parts for the main portions of automotive body structures, in addition to pressing molded components and precision automatic transmission parts. The company has been in Portland, Tenn., since 1987 and currently employs more than 1,000.