History (1997): EMC to Double WW Manufacturing Capacity

EMC plans to double its WW manufacturing capacity.

A new 555,000 square-foot facility will be constructed at Franklin Industrial Park, in Franklin, MA.

In addition, the company will double the size of its current Cork, Ireland, plant to a total of 400,000 square-feet.

EMC Cork plant

Both projects are expected to be operational by the end of 1998.

The Massachusetts expansion will create 1,000 jobs over the next two years, while the Ireland one will require an additional 500 employees.

This article is an abstract of news published on issue 116 on September 1997 from the former paper version of Computer Data Storage Newsletter.

Note: In 2016, Dell EMC to cut jobs at Cork data storage business. Job losses expected to number about 50 as business is merged with Dell after takeover.