Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies – a global designer and manufacturer of acoustic and emissions products for the power-generation, oil and gas, industrial and original-equipment markets – recently signed a long-term lease at the Ironworks Campus in Beloit, Wis.
The lease, which represents 106,000 square feet of production and office space with an additional 67,000 square feet in reserve for potential expansion, will allow the company to grow its manufacturing and distribution capabilities. The Beloit facility will house Universal AET’s Center of Excellence, bringing together a dedicated team of engineers, designers, business staff and manufacturing specialists under one roof.
Established in 1959, Universal AET conducts business on a global platform from its headquarters in Stoughton, Wis. With particular expertise in diesel engine and gas-turbine applications, Universal also specializes in providing customized solutions for each project, based on a client’s unique application and design requirements. In addition to these services, the company offers standard lines of products for blowers, engines, fans, compressors and other industrial products requiring silencing or air filtration.
The site was formerly known as the Beloit Corporation, which closed in 1999. Diane and the late Ken Hendricks purchased this vacant property and renamed it the Ironworks Campus. The Campus is now home to 13 companies – representing a diverse range of office and manufacturing tenants – that lease more than 400,000 square feet. The property is owned, managed and developed by Hendricks Commercial Properties LLC.
The Rock County Wisconsin Development Alliance, the Wisconsin Economic Development Group and the city of Beloit worked together to help bring Universal AET to the business park.
