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Franklin County has a very diverse and vibrant manufacturing base. It is home to four international companies. The largest of these is Nissan’s automotive engine and powertrain facility. The other international companies are Tepro, a Japanese automotive weather stripping manufacturer, Zanini, a Spanish producer of plastic automotive wheel covers, and Hamilton Kent a Canadian company that manufacturers rubber gaskets for the utility and construction industries.
Franklin County also has a strong service and support industry base. Located at the northern end of Franklin County is Arnold Engineering Development Center. It is the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. The center employs over 2700 highly skilled engineers and craftsman and operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, and other specialized units. Because of this diversity and high technology industries Franklin County has several metal fabrication and precision machining facilities.
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Quick FactsThe Middle Tennessee Industrial Development Association recently announced that a site in the Franklin County Industrial Park was one of six sites in Middle Tennessee to have met the criteria to be a "Deal Ready Certified Industrial Site". To be certified a site must be free of ownership and environmental issues and it also must meet or exceed the infrastructure requirements of typical industrial projects.
Franklin County is home to four international manufacturing companies.
The world’s largest and most advanced complex of flight simulation test facilities are located at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) which is situated at the north end of Franklin County.
Franklin County is located in the Southern Automotive Corridor, with three auto assembly plants and three engine plants within a 50 mile radius.
Franklin County is located in the Tennessee Valley Corridor (Oak Ridge,Marshal Space Center, AEDC, and UTSI).
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