Groundbreaking for Erdman Automation Corp.’s new facility, adjacent to the current site in Princeton, Minn.

Erdman Automation Corp., a machinery manufacturer in Princeton, Minn., has broken ground for a new 45,950-square-foot facility. The new facility brings Erdman’s manufacturing space up to more than 160,000 square feet. This expansion will be located next to the company’s second production site in Princeton.

The new facility will be dedicated to manufacturing Erdman’s high-speed insulating glass equipment, officials say, as well as its robotic insulating glass work cells for larger sized insulating glass. The expansion will help manage increased orders for residential door and window, unitized curtainwall and insulating glass equipment. According to company officials, the expansion will reduce lead times and increase overall production capability.