Harris completes machining center expansion

Harris, a member of the Recycling & Waste Equipment Division of Upland, Indiana-based Avis Industrial Corp., has completed a $5 million expansion and modernization of its advanced machining center at its Cordele, Georgia, manufacturing complex.

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The project, which Harris says it embarked on in response to continued growth in customer demand for the company's machinery, has modernized an existing 29,000 square feet of machining space and added 14,000 square feet of production, training and employee meeting space. The expanded capacity is home to CNC machining centers for turning, milling, drilling and shaping and provides a state-of-the-art environment for the machinists, Harris says. In total, the Harris Cordele campus is home to more than 150 employees and nearly 200,000 square feet of total production space.

"Harris is proud to be making this substantial investment in Cordele and Crisp County Georgia, and we are thrilled to provide an upgraded environment for our dedicated and talented team while honoring the Harris legacy built by all those that came before us," Harris President D.J. Van Deusen says. "Building our recycling and waste equipment ‘from the steel up’ in the United States is one of our cherished differentiators, and our renowned design and construction produces machines that operate over generations. This expansion ensures we will continue to Be Harris at a place we have called home for 134 years."

The Harris Cordele manufacturing complex is a 22-acre campus that encompasses facilities for fabricating, machining, cylinder manufacturing and equipment assembly in addition to parts, service and administrative offices. Harris’ largest balers and shears, its TransPak solid waste compaction machines and GPS Series scrap shear/baler/loggers are produced on this campus in Cordele.