SWD starts construction on expansion in Addison

SWD Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate a 26,000-square-foot expansion of its existing 160,000-square-foot Addison facility.

In attendance at the recent ceremony at 910 S. Stiles Drive were village of Addison officials, representatives from BMO Harris Bank and members of Laub Construction.

With the addition, SWD projects growth of 15 percent in year-over-year sales and expects that between 12-15 new positions will be created. The project is expected to take six months and should be finished by November 2018.

The current expansion is the second phase of a project that added 60,000 square feet in 2012. The extra 26,000 square feet will help with process flow in this state-of-the-art coating production facility. It has been designed to allow for more warehousing with an automated racking system for part storage along with new office space for centralized shipping, receiving, and order entry processing.

The $3 million dollar addition follows a series of investments. This expansion is aligned with SWD's mission to "bring our customers the highest level of quality and service in the metal finishing industry." SWD Inc. specializes in black oxide, passivation of stainless steel, phosphate coatings (ainc, manganese & iron), fastener sorting and licensed application of high Corrosion Magni, Dörken and Yuken coating systems.

Last year, SWD introduced a state-of-the-art robotic organic coating line with unprecedented production capabilities.