Link Mfg., Ltd., which supplies air-management suspension systems to the RV industry, opened two new facilities.
Link opened a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing and training facility on the company’s Sioux Center, Iowa, campus. Its new Suspension Controls Engineering Center is in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Both locations will help Link accommodate its recent growth in staffing, manufacturing capabilities, engineering, software development and sales, the company said.
“The new Sioux Center and Grand Rapids facilities reflect the growth and momentum Link has continued to enjoy leading up to and following its recent suspension controls product line acquisition,” said Jim Huls, president of Link Manufacturing. “Link’s strategic focus on suspension, suspension controls and specialty products helped drive our expansion initiatives, and these new spaces will enable us to comfortably manage the positive impact as we continue our 42-year evolution.”
Link’s Plant 4 in Sioux Center is the manufacturing core for all of the company’s mechanical and electronic air management products, including its SmartValve Electronic Height Control Systems and Smart Air Management Systems (SAMS) dynamic air suspension control technology. Targeted sectors of the building are temperature controlled, which Link said is critical for the precision manufacturing and assembly of many of the air management system’s sensitive valve and electronic components.
“Our new ‘Synergy Team Room’ is also located in Plant 4 and will be used for large company gatherings, corporate events, for continuing education and for new employee onboarding,” Huls said. “We have been doing a lot more onboarding lately, with the addition of 50 new local staff in association with and in anticipation of the Sioux Center Plant 4 opening.”
Link’s 15,000-square-foot Suspension Controls Engineering Center will house Link’s product engineering team engaged in developing and expanding Link’s growing suspension control technologies. New location staff will be engaged in integrating the company’s SmartValve and SAMS air management systems with Link’s Road Optimized Innovations (ROI) technology.
In addition to its original Sioux Center location and its new Grand Rapids center, Link maintains engineering and manufacturing facilities in Nisku, Alberta, Canada. The company currently employs more than 250 team members.
