Advanex Americas, the US arm of Japanese spring and precision parts maker Advanex, will spend $11.4 million to expand its US headquarters in White House, Tennessee, adding 56 jobs. The project adds about 60,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space plus more offices. The company moved its US headquarters and production there from Cypress, California, in a 2021 project of $17 million and 102 jobs. About Advanex Advanex was founded in Tokyo in 1930 and is still based there. It makes precision springs, wire forms, pins, stampings, plastic parts and assemblies for the automotive, aerospace, medical and farm equipment industries. What was said Advanex Americas president Kenichi Ogaki said the support of the state, local officials and the White House community since 2021 had given the company confidence to grow there. Tennessee's commerce commissioner said the state has nearly 200 Japanese companies, which have helped employ more than 57,000 people.
