EAST AURORA, NY — Moog has opened a new $150 million Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) building. The 150,000-square-foot facility was built on the company’s East Aurora campus to significantly revolutionize Moog’s Military Aircraft precision machining operation, which delivers high-precision, tight-tolerance parts for its mission-critical flight control actuation systems. The facility consolidates machining cells to increase product throughput and meet growing demand.
Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites, and space vehicles, launch vehicles, defense systems, missiles, automated industrial machinery, marine, and medical equipment.
“For 75 years, Moog has stood as a crown jewel of New York manufacturing, transforming Western New York into a global hub for aerospace and technological innovation,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “From its humble beginnings in an East Aurora hangar to its modern role shaping precision motion-control systems, Moog’s legacy is proof that when we invest in New York ingenuity and high-tech manufacturing, it results in good-paying jobs for our communities.”
Moog President and CEO Pat Roche said, “For 75 years, our company has helped customers solve some of the world’s most complex motion control challenges. Moog employees have pushed the boundaries of innovation, engineering technologies that help keep people safe, enable exploration beyond Earth, strengthen national security, and improve quality of life around the world. As a company rooted in Western New York, we are proud to continue investing in our people, our communities, and the advanced manufacturing capabilities that will shape the future. The AIM facility represents our commitment to innovation and our belief in the long-term future of Moog.”
From steering historic moon missions to pioneering the friction-free physics of the electrohydraulic servo valve, Moog Inc. has spent 75 years driving advanced precision motion control—all fueled by a unique, trust-based workplace culture that empowers its employees to collaborate and innovate.
To fuel its advanced manufacturing presence in Western New York, Moog has regularly partnered with state and local economic development agencies to secure performance-based incentives. Through Empire State Development (ESD), the state has awarded Moog tax breaks tied to aggressive job creation targets, including a $16.4 million package from the Excelsior Jobs Program in 2023 to support a $42 million expansion and the addition of more than 500 high-tech engineering, machining, and aerospace production jobs on its East Aurora campus.
The New York Power Authority previously awarded Moog 8,000 kilowatts of low-cost power through its ReCharge NY and Western NY Hydropower programs. The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) also approved nearly $3 million in tax breaks, a package including $2 million in sales tax abatements alongside roughly $901,000 in property tax reductions. These state-backed incentives ensure that Moog’s specialized military production remains firmly anchored in Western New York as the company prepares for future expansion phases.
