United Precision Corp Officially Opens Manufacturing Facility in Washougal
United Precision Corp (UPC) held its official Grand Opening Friday night at the Steigerwald Commerce Center in Washougal with dozens of elected officials, business leaders, educators and citizens in attendance.
General Manager Robert Hawrylo was one of several UPC leaders who greeted guests, providing them an overview of their work and the facility.
UPC manufactures high tech seals and vertical launching system components for defense clients, such as the Navy, and spacecraft products (parts, seals, bolts) for SpaceX, a company led by Elon Musk. Their clients include the following companies and government entities:
- NASA
- SpaceX
- Boeing
- Moog Aircraft Group
- United Launch Alliance
- United States Navy
- United States Air Force
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Lockheed Martin
- Teledyne Technologies
UPC manufactures specialized machine seals for the space industry, including port seals, omega seals, beam seals and pressure-assisted seals.
The construction of this site has been several years in the making. The site was chosen for its business friendly environment, its beauty and ability to expand.
They will have 20 employees working onsite and plan to have 100 in about a year.
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