El Paso.- AO Smith Corporation, a leader in water heating and treatment, celebrated the company’s 150th anniversary in Ciudad Juarez on Thursday, September 19. The festivities focused on AO Smith’s rich history, employees, innovative transformations, and the promising future ahead.
The event celebrated the opening of the third plant and an additional expansion of the building, which will add hundreds of new jobs and produce more than 140,000 water heating units in the first year.
To further strengthen AO Smith’s position as a leader in water heating and respond to customer demand, the new plant in Ciudad Juarez will produce 39,000 tankless water heaters in the first year and gradually increase that number each year. This production allows the company to manufacture tankless units for the first time in North America. The new plant will eventually create 300 new jobs and will include offices, a cafeteria, a nursing station and two recreational areas for indoor soccer, basketball and volleyball.
The plant is expected to be operational by October 2024, with full production commencing in January 2025.
“It is imperative to develop and manufacture our own tankless gas products as our business continues to grow,” said O’Brien. “Having production in Juarez will greatly shorten the supply chain and allow for faster response and greater capacity to meet customer needs.”
An additional line is also being added to an existing plant to increase production of heat pump water heaters. Once completed in November 2024, production capacity will double, creating more than 160,000 units a year and another 100 new jobs.
From bicycles and baby strollers to water heating and treatment solutions, AO Smith’s unwavering commitment to integrity, innovation and customer service remains unchanged, the company said in a statement.
The company has been present in Mexico since 1984, starting with electric motor assembly operations in Ciudad Juárez and Ciudad Acuña. In 1986, the company began manufacturing water heaters, and in 1995, it withdrew from the automotive industry to focus on water heaters.
“AO Smith is proud to live, work and contribute to the communities where we operate. We are committed to being a good corporate citizen that makes a positive impact,” said Wheeler. “Throughout the year, we will acknowledge our history and celebrate our future, along with the impact AO Smith will continue to have wherever the water flows.”
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