German power supply company Transtechnik recently announced that it will add 45 jobs to its facility in Cherokee County, Ga. The company opened its Ball Ground office in March 2006 with 8 employees and is already up to 47. The company’s goal is to have 100 employees and $27 million in production by 2009.

The new jobs will range from $12/hour manufacturing positions to engineering jobs averaging $55,000 a year. Rounding out the growth are positions in project management and administration.

The company, which is the American subsidiary of Transtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, manufactures power supplies for mass transit systems such as the Las Vegas Monorail and MARTA.

Transtechnik relocated their manufacturing operations from Mahwah, N.J., to Cherokee County last year because of the cost savings and opportunities for expansion. Now Transtechnik is adding capacity because it is branching out into subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs. Company officials expect a lot of growth in this new line of business.

“Staying in Georgia is healthy for our bottom line and for our customers too,” said Klaus Roehmer, CEO of Transtechnik. “Our business is based on being a low-cost provider to meet the needs of our clients.”

Transtechnik is a key supplier to the leading train manufacturers and transportation agencies for on-board power supply in rapid mass transit systems. Trams, high-speed trains, underground trains, suburban railway systems, commuter trains and trolley buses throughout the world use Transtechnik’s on-board power systems.

Transtechnik Auxiliary Power Equipment uses precise technology to convert fluctuating input voltage from overhead lines and third rails into constant levels of AC and DC voltage.

For MORE NEWS BRIEFS, click here.

For a FREE SUBSCRIPTION to Expansion Management magazine, click here.

For MORE NEWS BRIEFS SORTED BY STATE, click here.

For MORE NEWS BRIEFS SORTED BY INDUSTRY or FUNCTION, click here.

For MORE NEWS BRIEFS SORTED BY COUNTRY, click here.