In April 2021 Ingersoll Machine Tools broke ground on a 40,000 square foot expansion to build the Giant Magellan Telescope structure.
In December 2021, they placed the last steel beam on the new facility. Now, fabrication is underway for the telescope structure to one day hold seven of the world’s largest mirrors.
The expansion comprises the installation in the new building of an Ingersoll MasterMillTM that will constitute one of the largest milling center in the United States, also serving the manufacturing needs of U.S. Defense Department.