Forgent Grows U.S. Manufacturing Footprint With Minnesota Expansion

Dayton facility expansion completed adding 500,000 square feet of new manufacturing capacity to support growing demand from data center, grid and industrial markets

DAYTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#energy--Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (“Forgent” or the “Company”), a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical distribution equipment, today announced the opening of a new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, MN. The new facility increases Forgent’s manufacturing footprint in Minnesota to 630,000 square feet and brings the company’s total North American manufacturing footprint to over two million square feet.

The new Dayton facility will produce power skids, e-houses, medium-voltage switchgear and other electrical distribution products. The facility was operationalized in less than six months, underscoring Forgent’s commitment to meeting the rapidly evolving needs of its customers. In connection with the expansion, the company expects to add several hundred new jobs over the next few years, growing Forgent’s Minnesota workforce and contributing to the state’s reputation as an emerging hub for advanced manufacturing.

“The opening of Forgent’s new Dayton facility represents the culmination of a multi-year expansion plan,” said Gary Niederpruem, chief executive officer of Forgent. “Forgent started planning several years ago for the step-change growth in demand from data centers, independent power producers, utilities and manufacturers that we see today. Those early investments give us an edge over competitors on lead time, ability to customize at scale and capacity for large deployments.”

About Forgent Power Solutions Inc.

Forgent is a leading U.S. designer and manufacturer of electrical distribution equipment used in data centers, the power grid and energy-intensive industrial facilities. The Company specializes in manufacturing custom products that are “engineered-to-order” for technically demanding applications. Forgent is one of a small number of companies that can manufacture all of the electrical distribution equipment required for a data center or large manufacturing facility’s powertrain with some of the highest levels of customization and shortest lead times available in the industry. For more news and information on Forgent, please visit www.forgentpower.com.

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