Polygon Company, a manufacturer of filament-wound composite components for medical device and industrial markets, announced a $4 million investment to expand and modernize its medical manufacturing operations in Walkerton, St. Joseph's County.

The project increases Polygon’s medical production capacity by 10 times to keep pace with growing demand from surgical robotics, catheter, and other medical device manufactures. 

The investment, covering new production equipment, facility upgrades, and workforce training, will create 35 new medical manufacturing jobs in Walkerton over the next five years, with average plant wages 9% above the mean for South Bend area production jobs.

“Walkerton has been home to Polygon for 75 years, and this expansion is our clearest statement yet that it will be home for many more,” said J.A. Lacy, Polygon’s Board Chair. “We’re creating good jobs, investing in our people, and building the capacity to help our medical customers meet a growing need.”