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Meyda Expands Custom Capabilities

Yorkville, N.Y.-based Meyda
“The beauty of the custom lighting business is the
Custom Lighting has acquired
continuous integration of new technology with
and installed new state-of-the-art
manufacturing equipment to expand
expert cra smanship.” —Bob Cohen, President of Meyda

its custom lighting capabilities. The
new innovative laser-cu ing machine

provides a new platform and production from the diminutive to grand-scale “The beauty of the custom lighting

tool that reduces cycle time and speeds masterworks.
business is the continuous integration
up processes.
“By upgrading our fabrication of new technology with expert cra s-

Using high-power CNC technology, equipment, we have been able to manship in our manufacturing facilities
the high-tech laser is suitable for cu ing expand our manufacturing capabilities in Upstate New York at the foothills

a wide range of thin, medium, and
which translates into a broader range of of the great Adirondack Mountains,”

thick gauge metals including copper, custom lighting design and engineering,” explains Bob Cohen, President of
brass, steel, and aluminum. Capabilities explains Meyda Lighting Production Meyda. “Our new equipment enables us

include cu ing grids, straight lines, and Manager Chester Cohen. “In addition, to expand our production capabilities
contours as well as piercing metals.
we can perform these production pro- and expedite custom lighting orders to

The result is custom-cra ed metal cesses with greater e ciency, which will meet our customers’ most demanding

cut-outs, components, decorative ac- decrease lead times over the long-term.”
speci cations.”
cents, and ligree plus a broad array
The new equipment and technologies In addition to custom lighting fabrica-

of new designs and perforated di user will help ful ll custom orders on interior tion, Meyda o ers contract metal-cu ing
materials. The nished metals are used and exterior speci cation-based capabilities to meet the production

as decorative accents, scrollwork, and lighting for residential, hospitality, and needs of various types of manufacturers

components for custom lighting xtures
commercial projects.
that build their products in the USA.

Brothers Chester and Max Cohen
of Meyda are proud of the Utica,

N.Y.-based company’s new manu-
facturing capabilities.

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