SPX Corporation announced plans to expand its Waukesha Electric Systems' manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin with an investment of approximately $70 million. The resulting building and infrastructure enhancements will increase the size of the facility by approximately 50 percent and extend the company's ability to manufacture large, high-voltage power transformers that are utilized by electric utilities, independent power producers and independent transmission operators.

"For four decades, Waukesha Electric Systems has specialized in building high-quality medium power transformers utilized by utilities and independent power producers throughout North America. We are now taking steps to strategically expand Waukesha's manufacturing capacity and increase its ability to produce large power units for the North American power grid," said SPX Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Kearney.

"The expansion of our Waukesha, Wisconsin facility will enable us to offer the broadest array of power transformers of any domestic manufacturer in business today," said Tom Brockley, President, Waukesha Electric Systems. "Once completed, Waukesha Electric Systems will be one of a very limited group of domestic-based transformer companies able to produce units with these types of ratings (above 150 MVA), and the only one with 40 years of proven experience in the U.S. transformer market."

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