Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Finalists Announced

MADISON – Nearly two dozen Wisconsin manufacturers have been selected as finalists for the 36th Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards.

The MOTY program, sponsored by Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), recognizes the state’s top manufacturers of all sectors and sizes for innovations, philanthropy, technological advances, commitment to customer satisfaction and the quality jobs they create.

The program highlights manufacturing as the state’s top industry, employing 1 in 6 Wisconsin workers and producing nearly $72 billion in economic output each year. The finalists represent the diversity and power of Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry and its wide-reaching impact.

A total of four Grand Award winners will be selected – one for each size category (Small, Medium, Large, Mega). The judges may also decide to honor a company with a Special Award for excelling in an outstanding area.

The 36th Annual Manufacturer of the Year Award finalists:

Small Category (1-99 employees)

• JR Machine LLC
• Lemke Industrial Machine LLC
• Omnia Wood Products LLC (Smokey Woods)
• Pindel Global Precision
• Saco Foods, LLC

Medium Category (100-249 employees)

• EK Machine Co., Inc.
• N.E.W. Plastics Corp.
• Plas-Tech Engineering
• Radius Packaging
• Redline Plastics, LLC
• Winsert, LLC

Large Category (250-499 employees)

• Custom Fabricating & Repair Inc.
• Gamber-Johnson
• Inland Label and Marketing Services LLC
• Weinbrenner Shoe Company

Mega Category (500+ employees)

• ANGI Energy Systems LLC
• Crystal Finishing
• Essity Professional Hygiene North America LLC
• Lawton Standard Co.
• Plexus Corp.
• VARC, Inc

Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce partner each year to host the annual MOTY awards program. These partners will celebrate the finalists and reveal the winners at a black tie awards program on Feb. 20 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Additional information can be found online at www.wimoty.com.

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