Edwards Vacuum Opens $319 Million Semiconductor Dry Pump Plant at STAMP in Genesee County, New York

Edwards Vacuum opened its $319 million manufacturing plant at the Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Genesee County, New York, with a ribbon cutting on October 29.

Dry pumps for chipmaking

The British company’s factory in the town of Alabama will produce dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor production.

About 600 jobs

The plant is expected to create about 600 jobs. Empire State Development provided $21 million in tax credits and support for the project.

STAMP’s first operating tenant

The facility is the first operating tenant at the 1,250-acre STAMP site, developed by the Genesee County Economic Development Center to attract semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing.