Local engineering firm pitches R&D and test facility at former Reed & Barton site
Owen Heron of Acceleration Engineering outlined plans to occupy a cleaned portion of the former Reed & Barton property at 47 Elm Street for R&D, prototyping and precision machining, proposing two small buildings and discussing remediation, utilities, and a potential employee base of 3 growing toward 12.
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Owen Heron, who identified himself as a lifelong Norton resident and principal of Acceleration Engineering, presented a proposal to take part of the former Reed & Barton property at 47 Elm Street for an R&D and test facility. Heron said remediation work has already been performed on parts of the site, referenced a 2022 Phase II environmental report, and proposed two roughly 60‑by‑50‑foot buildings on a currently cleared/gravel area with a focus on segregating test operations from machining.
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