2013 Wisconsin Manufacturerof the Year Award Winners

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February 27, 2014

2013 Wisconsin Manufacturerof the Year Award Winners

february 27, 2014

2013 AWArd Winners

Grand AwardsMega Categorymercury marine, fond du lac

Large Categorymasters gallery foods, inc., Plymouth

Medium CategoryBadger alloys, inc., milwaukee

small Categorytailored label Products, inc., menomonee falls

Workforce development Categoryalto-Shaam, inc., menomonee falls

special Awardsinvesting Locally, Growing Globallyalliance laundry Systems llc, ripon

innovation excellencerealityworks, inc., eau claire

investing in the FutureSchuette metals, rothschild

employee engagement & Commitmentxten industries llc, Kenosha

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2013 AWArds proGrAM judGes

Grand AwardsMark Abatto, President and ceo, horizon enterprises, inc., DelafieldBrian Baker, President, Sentry equipment corp., oconomowocrobert Bishop, Dean of engineering, marquette university, milwaukeeKory Brockman, chief financial officer, Wisconsin aluminum foundry co., inc., manitowocBill Goggins, ceo, harken uSa, Pewaukeejoel Groskreutz, President and ceo, accelerated genetics, BarabooCurt Haga, Vice President of Supply chain management, ati ladish forging, cudahyrobert Kamphuis, chairman, President and ceo, mayville engineering co., inc., mayvilleMichael Katz, President, molded Dimensions, inc., Port Washingtonpatrick o’Brien, ceo, Patina Solutions, KenoshaLinda pauls Fleming, former treasurer, rayovac corporation & former cfo, eragen BioSciences, madisonpeggy pyle, executive VP/chief legal counsel, The Pyle group, madisonMonte roach, former Principal, maysteel, milwaukeerich rovito, industry Writer, Wisconsin manufacturing extension Partnership, madisonjeffrey russell, VP Business Development, fisher Barton, Waukeshadeborah scheffler, cfo, lavelle industries, BurlingtonKelly sullivan, Process improvement engineer, marshfield clinic, marshfield; owner, lean Solution engineering, Bloomer

2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award Winner: mega category

Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation with world headquarters in Fond du Lac, is a global 5,300 person company that designs, manufactures and sells marine propulsion products for uses ranging from offshore fishing boats in Australia to patrol boats in Brunei, from taxis in Malaysia to bassboats in the U.S. In 2013, Mercury received its third consecutive Wisconsin Green Master rating in recognition of their sustainability practices in Wisconsin and globally. Mercury also partners with the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success program that connects soldiers with companies such as Mercury Marine to ensure veterans will have career opportunities once their active duty has been completed. For these efforts, Mercury Marine was awarded employer-excellence recognition by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs in August of 2013.

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Mark schwabero5,200 employees3,100 Wisconsin employees 1939W6250 pioneer roadFond du Lac, Wi 54936(920) 929-5000www.mercurymarine.com

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the YearGrand Award Winner: large category

Masters Gallery Foods, Inc. is a leading national cheese supplier with one of the largest privately held cheese inventories in the country. They operate an impressive state-of-the-art production facility that cuts and wraps cheese products such as cheese sticks, shreds, dice, chunks, loaves and cubes. Their cheese products are distributed throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico with exports into Mexico and other parts of the world. In February 2013, they received the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year award from the Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce and for the 11th consecutive year were selected as a “Wisconsin 75” company, an annual listing of the largest privately held businesses in Wisconsin. Masters also installed an ultrasonic cutting machine that cuts cheese with sound waves, the only one of its kind in the U.S. and one of only two in the world.

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jeff Giffin

439 employees435 Wisconsin employees1974328 County Highway ppplymouth, Wi 53073(920) 893-8431www.mastersgalleryfoods.comWells Fargo

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award Winner: meDium category

Located in the heart of Milwaukee, Badger Alloys, Inc. is a family-owned and operated ferrous and nonferrous sand-casting foundry founded in 1966. From pattern construction or modification, to casting to finish machining, Badger Alloys offers single-source responsibility to assure every job is produced to customers’ exacting requirements. They routinely pour more than 200 different alloys including stainless/high alloy, copper base/non-ferrous and carbon/low alloy steels. This variety of alloys allows the company to meet customers’ wide range of needs, whether it be strength, corrosion resistance, ductility, pressure containment or toughness. In 2013, Badger Alloys was proud to be named a “Future 50” company by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. This award recognizes privately owned companies that have shown significant revenue and employment growth.

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robert Cowen111 Wisconsin employees19665120 W. state streetMilwaukee, Wi 53208(414) 258-8200www.badgeralloys.comsikich

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the YearGrand Award Winner: Small category

Tailored Label Products, Inc. (TLP) produces high performance labels, UL/CSA labels, custom labels, die cut adhesives, short run and long run labels and unique bonding solutions. Headquartered in Menomonee Falls and with a location in Suwanee, Georgia, the 83 dedicated employees at Tailored Label Products’ produce labels, which are custom engineered around the demands of their customers’ applications. From short-run digital labels to full production runs, market applications include OEMs, electrical, automotive, outdoor power equipment, point-of-purchase and biomedical labels. Tailored Label is an ISO-9001 registered certified custom manufacturer of UL labels, CSA labels, warning labels, digital labels, custom labels and die cut adhesives. TLP has onboarded a record number of new customers in 2013, which follows their trend of adding 100+ new accounts every year for the past five years.

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Michael erwin83 employees72 Wisconsin employees1984W165 n5731 ridgewood driveMenomonee Falls, Wi 53051(262) 703-5000www.tailoredlabel.com

Tailored Label Products, Inc.menomonee fallS

MenoMonee FALLs

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the YearGrand Award Winner: WorKforce DeVeloPment category

Formed in 1955 and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Alto-Shaam, Inc. is a global leader in providing solutions for customers in the commercial food preparation and medical equipment industries. They were the first company to offer the revolutionary concept of low-temperature cooking in 1955, and continue to transform commercial food preparation. Today, their food cooking products include cook and hold ovens, food warmers, steam and convection combination ovens, fryers, buffet servers, rotisserie ovens, and hot delicatessen cases. Alto-Shaam’s products are used in most commercial kitchens in establishments such as hotels, schools, grocery stores, business commissaries, casinos, banquet facilities and cruise ships around the world. Alto-Shaam invests in their company’s future through the continual development of the company’s talent and has established the Alto-Shaam University to help prepare and arm all employees with the skills to be successful.

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steve Maahs385 employees370 Wisconsin employees1955W164 n9221 Water streetMenomonee Falls, Wi 53052(262) 509-6569www.alto-shaam.comWorkWise

Alto-Shaam, Inc.menomonee fallS

MenoMonee FALLs

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the YearSpecial Award Winner: inVeSting locally, groWing gloBally

From its beginnings in a small town in central Wisconsin, Alliance Laundry Systems LLC has grown into one of the leading commercial laundry manufacturers in the world. Alliance is bringing the concept of laundromats, with all the convenience and improved hygiene and quality of life they provide, to emerging markets around the world. This dramatic international initiative is fueling manufacturing and employment growth in Wisconsin. Alliance completed a major $23 million plant expansion in September 2013. Less than two months later, they announced a second, even bigger expansion of its manufacturing and assembly facilities in Ripon – a $46 million project, the largest in their history. Alliance now employs more than 1,600 people in Ripon, where it added people in almost every department during 2013.

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Michael d. schoeb

1,887 employees1,670 Wisconsin employees1908221 shepard streetripon, Wi 54971(920) 748-3121www.alliancelaundry.com

Alliance Laundry Systems LLCriPon

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Special Award Winner: innoVation excellence

Realityworks, Inc. started with a mission to better address teen pregnancy prevention, parenting skills, and to address child abuse and neglect through educational products. Over the last decade their distinctive company developed several other products and programs with the desire to create engaging experiential learning tools to help educators engage students while bettering the human condition. Since that beginning, Realityworks’ products are now in 90 countries worldwide, 67% of U.S. school districts, with over 180,000 infant simulators currently in the field. They have proudly served over 6,000,000 learners with their products. Realityworks’ recent launch of a welding simulator designed for educational environments has addressed a large need for educators filling positions in a much needed area – manufacturing and welding – currently suffering from skill gap shortages.

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timm Boettcher60 employees45 Wisconsin employees19942709 Mondovi roadeau Claire, Wi 54701(800) 830-1416www.realityworks.com

Realityworks, Inc.eau claire

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Special Award Winner: inVeSting in the future

As a metal fabricator, Schuette Metals manufactures components used in finished products by a variety of OEMs in sectors that include architectural, agricultural, energy and defense. They have experienced several expansions and manufactured parts for global OEMs. Company management is leading the way in the formation of the Central Wisconsin Metal Manufacturers Alliance. This group is tasked with reaching students, starting in junior high, with a message that manufacturing is high-tech and full of opportunity. Schuette’s team is using its influence and serving as connectors for its suppliers, technical colleges, politicians and others in developing a training curriculum that addresses soft and hard skills for ethnic groups, the unemployed and underemployed.

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john peterson134 Wisconsin employees19571604 Morrison Avenuerothschild, Wi 54474(715) 355-4500www.schuettemetals.com

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the YearSpecial Award Winner: emPloyee engagement & commitment

Based in Kenosha, Xten Industries LLC produces injection-molded components, fully fabricated products and the logistic systems to take them to market. They are experts in the practice of “Multifacturing” which means at the core, they specialize in plastic injection molding. Augmenting that core are assembly and fabrication; complementing production are purchasing, warehousing and inventory management; and completing the job is logistics. Three-year sales growth of 166% earned an award for Xten from Inc. Magazine’s Annual Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. Xten is a proud participant of Manufacturing Month helping to promote manufacturing as a viable career path. Xten believes that showing growth in all areas while keeping team members happy is the true measure of a successful company.

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Matthew davidson273 employees155 Wisconsin employees 19409600 55th streetKenosha, Wi 53144(262) 605-9000www.xtenindustries.com

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2013 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards program sponsors

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Baker Tilly is the largest accounting firm in Wisconsin with nearly 700 Wisconsin-based associates. Their specialized manufacturing industry professionals combine refreshing candor with clear industry insight to connect your business goals with innovative solutions that drive your business forward. Comprising the leading practice area in the firm, their industry specialists understand—from top to bottom—the key factors influencing today’s manufacturers.

Founded in 1931, Baker Tilly is a full-service firm serving clients from offices throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, and Washington DC. Baker Tilly is one of the top 20 largest accounting and advisory firms in the US and an independent member of Baker Tilly International, the world’s 8th largest network of accounting firms.

Michael Best attorneys are dedicated to providing manufacturers with innovative and responsive legal counsel that delivers business results. As the third largest law firm in Wisconsin with more than 220 attorneys throughout the state; in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Salt Lake City; Michael Best helps clients understand and address complex legal concerns. Through diverse economic environments and dynamic marketplaces, Michael Best attorneys offer clients guidance on all aspects of business needs.

Because of their breadth of service offerings and attorneys with deep and varied industry experience, Michael Best can match and create a team of attorneys who are most suited to providing clients with the specific insights needed to help companies reach unique goals. Michael Best attorneys are ideally positioned to handle a wide range of 21st century business issues across numerous legal practice areas. From intellectual property, employment relations, litigation and transactional—covering wealth planning, tax, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and environmental needs—Michael Best attorneys are prepared to respond to clients’ most pressing and long-range issues. No matter which industry—advanced manufacturing, technology, energy and more—Michael Best has experience to offer clients the sophisticated advice and connections necessary to help drive businesses forward.

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce is Wisconsin’s leading business association and most successful business advocacy organization. Celebrating more than a century of service to state businesses in all sectors, WMC is Wisconsin’s manufacturer’s association, the state chamber of commerce, and the state safety council. They represent the interests of nearly 3,500 member companies from across the state that employ 500,000 hard-working people. WMC is dedicated to making Wisconsin the most competitive state in the nation.

Special thanks to Plum Moving Media for donating their time, talent, and immeasurable help and support in creating the videos for the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards banquet.