Advanced Manufacturing

COLUMBIA, S.C. – ARKU Inc. (ARKU), a leader in sheet metal leveling and deburring, today announced it selects Spartanburg County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The multimillion-dollar investment will create approximately 10 new jobs.

Founded in Germany in 1928, ARKU is a family-owned manufacturer of sheet metal levelers, deburring machines and coil lines. The company’s innovative technologies and machines improve metal quality and increase process reliability during production.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – US Brick, a closely held manufacturer and direct supplier of residential and commercial brick, today announced it is expanding its Richland County operations. The company’s $5.5 million investment will create 33 new jobs.

Founded as Carolina Ceramics in Columbia in 1939, the company became US Brick when it was acquired in 2020. Now headquartered in Charleston, US Brick has the capacity to produce 350 million bricks annually across its manufacturing facilities in South Carolina, Alabama, Indiana and Tennessee.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Carbotech Group (Carbotech), an equipment manufacturer for the sawmill industry, today announced it selects Spartanburg County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $3.4 million investment will create 35 new jobs.

Founded in Canada in 1987, Carbotech specializes in operational efficiency for sawing and planing mills. The company produces log handling and wood processing optimization equipment tailored to customer needs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Halton MEI USA, Inc. (Halton), a leader in indoor climate technology, today announced it selects Anderson County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation – a manufacturing facility.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fenecon, a provider of energy storage systems, today announced it is establishing its first North American operation with headquarters and manufacturing in Greenville County. The company’s $3 million investment will create 68 new jobs. 

COLUMBIA, S.C. – MP Husky, a manufacturer of cable support and power distribution systems, today announced it is expanding its Greenville County operations. The company’s $11.1 million investment will create 35 new jobs.

A subsidiary of Gower Corporation, MP Husky has more than 60 years of experience designing and manufacturing cable tray and cable bus power distribution systems. The company’s products are used in various industries including automotive and renewable energy.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Schneider Electric, a leader in energy management and automation, today announced it is expanding operations in Oconee and Richland counties. The company’s combined investment of $23.8 million will create 280 new jobs throughout 2024.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – ElringKlinger Group (ElringKlinger), an automotive supplier, today announced it selects Pickens County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $40.3 million investment will create 115 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sandvik Coromant, a tooling solutions supplier, today announced it is expanding operations in Oconee County. The $29.4 million investment will improve the company’s Westminster production facility.

Part of Sandvik, a global industrial engineering group, Sandvik Coromant produces carbide inserts and round tools used in the metal cutting industry. The company’s Oconee County operation manufactures more than 2,300 standard article and customized carbide inserts.