Deere & Company will invest approximately $58 million to enhance operations at John Deere Seeding in Moline where the company manufactures planting equipment.
The investment will be made in conjunction with the implementation of a new factory master plan that targets enhancements in efficiency and quality. Improvements include a new paint system and increased use of automation and robotics.
"This investment reflects the past success of John Deere Seeding and prepares the factory to further serve customers in the future," said John May, President, Agricultural Solutions. "Deere continues to invest in facilities both in the U.S. and around the world to enhance our position as the world's largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment."
John Deere originally started manufacturing planting equipment in 1877 and has maintained operations at the current John Deere Seeding location in Moline since 1879. John Deere Seeding currently has approximately 800 employees in Moline and does not anticipate a significant change to total employment as a result of today's announcement.
Moline also is the site of $47-million expansion at Deere & Co.’s Cylinder division, and a $70-million project to increase manufacturing capacity for large farm tractors, in Waterloo, Iowa. In 2011 Deere initiated an $85-million improvement program at its a self-propelled sprayer plant in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2010 it started a $100-million update of its Waterloo foundry complex. It has a long list of capital projects underway in BRIC countries, too.
"This investment reflects the past success of John Deere Seeding and prepares the factory to further serve customers in the future," stated John May, president of Deere’s Agricultural Solutions business unit.
John Deere has been manufacturing equipment for planting since 1877, and the Moline operations date to 1879. John Deere Seeding currently has approximately 800 employees there, but in its announcement it stated no significant change to total employment is anticipated.
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