A spokesperson for the company, Kara Allen, tells GlobeSt.com that the expansion will allow Analogic to consolidate its facility in Wakefield, MA into this location. She says that Analogic is also adding this space "in anticipation of increasing needs for manufacturing of products that are currently in development." Analogic designs and manufactures advanced health and security systems and subsystems sold to original equipment manufacturers. The company's X-ray technology has recently been implemented in many airport security systems where the scanners screen baggage for explosives.

According to company CEO and chairman of the board, Bernard M. Gordon, "We are aggressively pursuing new opportunities in health and security applications that are expected to lead to significant long-term growth for Analogic. This two-story addition will enable the company to further consolidate its existing Massachusetts operations and to expand production capacity for its medical and security imaging system businesses. A significant investment in our future, this expansion reaffirms our strong commitment to meeting the growing needs of our customers."

The company intends to begin construction this coming March, with completion expected the following December. Architects on the project are Stubbins Associates of Cambridge, MA.

This will be the second major expansion in eastern Massachusetts by Analogic within the past year. In April the company leased a 200,000 sf building in Haverhill and redeveloped it into an advanced manufacturing facility for security Computed Tomography scanners, used in explosive detection systems that screen checked luggage for aircraft.

Two Analogic subsidiaries, Camtronics Medical Systems in Hartland, WI, and B-K Medical in Herlev, Denmark, recently doubled the size of their respective headquarters, including engineering and manufacturing facilities.