Nortech Systems Inc. said it will close an electronics manufacturing facility in Garner, Iowa, by early August and shift its operations to a plant in Merrifield to boost efficiency and cut expenses.

The Wayzata-based company announced Friday it would eliminate all of the plant’s 57 hourly and salaried positions as part of the closure. Spokesman Warren Djerf said about a half-dozen employees will be offered transfers to other Nortech facilities.

The Garner plant makes most of its products for industrial customers, a group the company said has been hard hit by “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions.”