HVAC Manufacturer in South Carolina to Expand, Adding 100 New Jobs

HVAC Manufacturer in South Carolina to Expand, Adding 100 New Jobs

Nearby ECPI University’s Columbia Campus Can Help You Prepare to Work in Booming Advanced Manufacturing Sector

If you’re interested in advanced manufacturing, South Carolina, home to an ECPI University campus, is the place to be. Right now, manufacturing is white hot, employing approximately 12 percent of all South Carolinians. In fact, for several years now, there has been a steady stream of companies expanding or setting up all-new technically advanced facilities.

This month, Allied Air Enterprises announced it would invest $10 million to increase capacity at its Orangeburg operation, creating 100 new jobs. A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems manufacturer, this company headquartered in nearby West Columbia is a component of Lennox International Inc.

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“Our commitment to invest in the Orangeburg facility is a direct result of the hard work and efforts of our local team members at the plant,” said Baxter Krutsch, director of human resources for Allied Air in a news report in the Columbia Regional Business Report. “We have become a part of the local community over the last 16 years and look forward to a successful partnership for many years to come.”

While you may have never considered working in HVAC, you might be very interested in the process that creates all the equipment that keeps is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Like most modern manufacturing, you won’t find a long stream of unskilled workers toiling away on an assembly line. In today’s advanced manufacturing environment, robots and automated systems do much of the work. However, people are still needed to program, troubleshoot, and repair these intricate systems.

To do this, you will likely need to go to school, but it may not take as long as you may think. At ECPI University and its nearby Columbia campus, you can earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronics Engineering Technology in as little as 1.5 years through our year-round, accelerated schedule. ECPI University works closely with advanced manufacturers to help ensure that its curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers. As a result, you can learn to work with:

  • Data Acquisition and Control Systems
  • Analog and Digital Electronics
  • Testing and Measuring Instruments
  • Computer Hardware

According to the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, there are currently more than 5,000 manufacturing businesses in the state. Moreover, this sector accounts for greater than 20 percent of all wages paid in South Carolina.

HVAC Manufacturer in South Carolina to Expand, Adding 100 New Jobs

If you’d like to consider working in this fascinating profession, what are you waiting for? Connect with ECPI University and its Columbia campus today.

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