HOLTON HEATH, DORSET, ENGLAND -- Westwind Air Bearings will shutter its plant here, ending a run that lasted more than 60 years, according to local media.

The company, which makes spindles for drills for fabricating printed circuit boards, has engaged local authorities about closing the plant.

Local reports pegged the number of affected jobs at more than 120. The company also has a factory in Suzhou.

Westwind, a division of Celera Motion, is owned by Novanta, which has not publicly commented on the reports.

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