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COUPLAND – A hightech factory sprouting from the cornfields just off Texas 95 could be just the latest seed to sprout in a community primed for more business growth, officials said.
A ribbon cutting Thursday celebrated the debut of Dynamic Systems Inc., which will manufacture heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing components for large companies in Central Texas, such as Taylor’s nearby Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
“We make buildings live and breathe,” said DSI division manager Matthew Taylor at the ceremony, which included local dignitaries including Mayor Russell Schmidt.
The mayor and other officials said the new business could herald a trend in which more industries are locating to the Blackland Prairie and specifically the small city between Elgin and Taylor, where a John Deere equipment testing facility recently opened.
During the event, Coupland DSI operations manager Adam Roche said the opening of the Coupland facility signaled a great day for the company and the community.
“It’s the beginning of a long-term partnership,” Roche said.
Taylor said the Coupland DSI location will focus on high-purity infrastructure for semiconductor and biopharmaceutical companies handling large volumes of gases and chemicals that require more resilient stainless-steel pipes and carriers.
Like many of its contractors, the company also has a clean room to work on its pipes and delivery systems.
“We’re talking about cleanliness on a microscopic level,” Taylor said. “The smallest of particles can affect the manufacturing processes.”
DSI opened in 1988 and remained privately owned until summer 2025, with an annual income over half a billion dollars, company officials said.
Nationwide, the company employs more than 3,000 people with 500 of them in Central Texas. About 50 workers, many from the area, initially will staff the Coupland location and more growth is anticipated in the next few years, officials said. Guests at the May 7 event included DSI executives, employees and their families; local officials such as state Rep. Caroline Harris Davila and Harold Glasscock, outreach coordinator for U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions; and Schmidt.
