LORAIN — On Monday, Mayor Anthony Krasienko and other city officials got a glimpse of the future at Camaco’s 40,000-square-foot expansion.

The expansion, which will add 35 to 40 jobs to the company, will be devoted to producing seats for the company’s newest customer, Ford Motor Co., according to plant manager Bruce Price.

Camaco brought in an 800-ton press, 12 robotic weld cells and a massive E-Coat painting system to enable it to manufacture seats for Ford’s F-150 pickup line, Price said.

“I am proud to share this occasion with you,” Price told city officials and about 80 employees, “The expansion of our plant is a chance to expand our business and solidify our future.”

The expansion is Camaco’s third since the plant opened in the Colorado Industrial Park in 1998. Since then, Camaco has grown to employ more than 200 workers.

 “We thank Camaco for building in Lorain, expanding in Lorain and staying in Lorain,” said Councilwoman Melanie Szabo, I-1st Ward.

Camaco’s repeated expansions — the plant has quadrupled its original size — solidify its status as the anchor of the Colorado Industrial Park, as Krasienko labeled the company.

Price even made a point of planning for future expansions by constructing an easily replaced western wall — the direction in which it will grow next.

“Today is one of those days that it’s good to be the mayor of Lorain,” Krasienko said. “People say that manufacturing can’t be done in the Unites States anymore. Camaco shows that not only can we compete, we can thrive.”

Contact Michael Baker at 329-7128 or mbaker@chroniclet.com.

 

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