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news.Zimmer Holdings, which designs, manufactures and distributes orthopedic devices, has announced that it will expand its north central Indiana operations, creating nearly 100 new jobs by 2011.
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The company also plans to invest more than $19 million to add approximately 50,000 square feet to its foundry operations, boosting automation of the facility and increasing annual output by approximately $1.3 million castings a year.
Zimmer will begin hiring engineers, supervisors and machine operators in 2009 to staff the expanded metal-making facility. The company currently employs approximately 2,800 at its Warsaw operations.
David Dvorak, president and CEO of Zimmer, said: “The demand for joint replacements continues to grow worldwide and we are pleased to be adding this state-of-the-art foundry to our Warsaw facilities to address growth in a very cost-effective manner.”