A global manufacturer of aerospace components is investing about $43 million and adding 53 jobs in a customer-fueled expansion of its North Charleston operation.

Eaton Corp. announced Sept. 30 that it plans to build a 60,000-square-foot plant next to its longtime existing factory at 7230 Cross County Road to make hydraulic pumps and motors. The parts are "used on nearly every major aircraft today," according to a Charleston County Council document.

Eaton said the investment will partly support a recent, unidentified "program win" for the manufacturer. It also will give the company extra capacity to take on new business.

The new jobs will pay an average of $46 per hour, or $97,632 a year, boosting Eaton's existing local payroll by about $5.14 million, the S.C. Commerce Department said.

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