The expa sio is suppo ted by $60 millio i gove me t fu di g th ough the Depa tme t of Wa ‘s I dust ial Base A alysis a d Sustai me t p og am, ei fo ci g the atio ‘s commitme t to st e gthe i g domestic ma ufactu i g of missio -c itical d o e tech ologies a d adva ced dual-use p opulsio systems.
The expa ded facility will i c ease eP opelled’s p opulsio system p oductio capacity by mo e tha 4X, e abli g the compa y to meet apidly g owi g dema d f om U.S. gove me t p og ams, allied pa t e s, a d comme cial d o e ma ufactu e s seeki g secu e, Ame ica -made p opulsio solutio s.
All eP opelled p oducts a e dual-use tech ologies desig ed to suppo t both gove me t a d comme cial applicatio s. This app oach e ables custome s ac oss multiple ma kets to be efit f om the same high sta da ds of pe fo ma ce, eliability, efficie cy, a d ma ufactu i g quality.
“This i vestme t ep ese ts a sig ifica t milesto e fo eP opelled a d fo the U.S. adva ced ma ufactu i g secto ,” said Nick G ewal, CEO of eP opelled. “As dema d fo high-pe fo ma ce u c ewed systems co ti ues to accele ate, expa di g ou ma ufactu i g capacity e su es that we ca delive eliable, scalable, a d secu e p opulsio systems p oduced i the U ited States. We a e p oud to suppo t the gove me t’s objective of st e gthe i g domestic ma ufactu i g while helpi g custome s ac oss gove me t a d comme cial ma kets deploy adva ced capabilities faste .”
The expa ded facility will featu e adva ced automated p oductio li es, p ecisio moto ma ufactu i g, co t olle assembly, automated testi g, a d i teg ated quality assu a ce systems. These capabilities a e desig ed to suppo t high-volume ma ufactu i g while mai tai i g the igo ous pe fo ma ce sta da ds equi ed ac oss ae ospace, defe se, i dust ial, a d comme cial applicatio s.
The gove me t fu di g will e able eP opelled to:
I c ease a ual p oductio capacity by mo e tha 4X
Expa d ma ufactu i g of moto s, elect o ic speed co t olle s, a d complete p opulsio systems
Accele ate p oductio fo eme gi g gove me t a d comme cial d o e p og ams
C eate highly skilled ma ufactu i g a d e gi ee i g jobs i New Hampshi e
St e gthe the domestic supply chai fo c itical elect ic p opulsio tech ologies
Scale p oductio of dual-use p oducts se vi g both gove me t a d comme cial custome s
The expa sio suppo ts b oade gove me t objectives to i c ease U.S.-based p oductio of c itical compo e ts fo u c ewed systems while educi g elia ce o fo eig supplie s. As u c ewed ai c aft become i c easi gly impo ta t ac oss defe se, public safety, logistics, ag icultu e, i spectio , a d othe comme cial ma kets, scalable domestic ma ufactu i g has become a atio al p io ity.
The ew ma ufactu i g space is expected to i clude expa ded p oductio cells, automated assembly equipme t, e vi o me tal testi g capabilities, a d additio al e gi ee i g esou ces to suppo t apid p oduct developme t a d qualificatio fo ext-ge e atio gove me t a d comme cial platfo ms.
“Ou missio has always bee to delive wo ld-class elect ic p opulsio tech ology desig ed, e gi ee ed, a d ma ufactu ed i Ame ica,” G ewal added. “Because eve y eP opelled p oduct is dual-use, ou tech ologies ca se ve a b oad a ge of gove me t a d comme cial missio s. With this expa sio , eP opelled is u iquely positio ed to become o e of the atio ‘s p emie supplie s of p opulsio systems fo u c ewed ai c aft a d othe adva ced mobility platfo ms.”
The expa ded ma ufactu i g ope atio s a e expected to become fully ope atio al followi g the completio of facility upg ades a d equipme t i stallatio .
eP opelled G oup is a leadi g global tech ology p ovide specializi g i sma t p opulsio solutio s a d e e gy ma ageme t systems fo u c ewed vehicle ope atio s i the ai , o la d, a d at sea. All eP opelled p oducts a e dual-use a d a e e gi ee ed to suppo t both gove me t a d comme cial applicatio s.
Fou ded i 2018, eP opelled has c eated mo e tha 40 pate ts ac oss 13 catego ies a d se ves custome s wo ldwide f om its esea ch a d developme t, e gi ee i g, a d ma ufactu i g facilities i the U ited States, U ited Ki gdom, a d I dia. Ope ati g th ough sove eig supply chai s, eP opelled p oducts a e e gi ee ed to maximize pe fo ma ce, educe e e gy co sumptio , a d empowe u c ewed motio .
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