LECO has opened a new separation science R&D facility in St. Joseph, Michigan, USA, the Elizabeth S. Warren Technical Centre.

Named after the LECO Executive Vice President and Treasurer Elizabeth S. Warren, the 28,000 square-foot facility is dedicated to the research and development of instrumentation and equipment for LECO’s separation science product line.

The building features laboratory and office areas and an auditorium for presentations and educational forums. Next door is LECO’s main R&D facility, which shares several engineering and technical groups with the new building.

The new building also creates more space in the adjacent Carl E. Schultz Technical Centre for Research and Development. By moving Separation Science R&D to its own building, the existing technical centre now has more room to focus on the continued development of products for LECO’s inorganic, organic and metallographic product lines. The added space in both buildings will enable a more efficient engineering process from start to finish.