Senator Cris Dush 

On May 4, I had the opportunity to spend the day visiting both Potter and McKean counties.

My first stop was a tour of Morgan Advanced Materials (AMT) in Coudersport which featured an informative PowerPoint presentation on the company’s unique history and present-day facility locations.

Originally established as Pure Carbon in 1959, Morgan AMT currently has facilities operating in Saint Mary’s, Pennsylvania, Dunn, North Carolina and Atlacomulco, Mexico.

With more than 500 employees, Morgan AMT offers very competitive wages, such as a starting salary of $22.17 per hour at the Saint Mary’s plant after a probationary period is completed.

Our tour of the Coudersport facility continued with several impressive demonstrations from electrical discharge machining, pressure less sintering, and the use of two different carbons to make products lighter.

We also observed the process of producing armor products, including a side ceramic bullet proof vest. Other impressive demonstrations included a 1,380 ton press, an armored truck and trailer for product delivery, and the engineering of robots to move parts from molding turntables to the CNC lathe.

It was truly our pleasure to see such innovation and technology right here in God’s Country. These life-saving products are not just amazing in how they are made, but the purposes they are being made for.

We are extremally proud to have Morgan AMT operating in the 25th District as a significant contributor to our local economy.