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Medical expansion for wire maker Fort Wayne Metals, a producer of custom-drawn, precision fine wire for medical and surgical products, has announced plans to expand its operations in Allen County, Indiana.

Fort Wayne Metals, a producer of custom-drawn, precision fine wire for medical and surgical products, has announced plans to expand its operations in Allen County, Indiana. The move is expected to create 106 new local jobs by 2017. The company will spend $29.4 million to build and equip a 33,000ft 2 facility at its 50-acre campus in Fort Wayne. The company already has seven production facilities, a warehouse, a research and development center and a metallurgical laboratory in Fort Wayne as well as a production, warehouse and sales facility in Ireland. The expansion will allow it to increase production of composite materials, as well as its stainless steel, nickel, cobalt, nitinol and titanium wire.

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