2007 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Award Winners
Sargento Foods, Inc., Plymouth
Mega (1000+ employees)
Bassett Mechanical, Kaukauna
Large (300-999 employees)
Mathews, Inc., Sparta
Medium (50-299 employees)
Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton
Small (1-49 employees)
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee
"Community Commitment"
Special Award Winners
Centrisys Corporation, Kenosha
"Operational Excellence In A Capital-Intensive Industry"
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah
"Strengthening Communities"
Signicast Corporation, Hatford
"Manufacturing Process Innovation"
Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions, Inc., Milwaukee
"Getting The Lead Out"
2006 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Award Winners
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., Appleton
Mega (1000+ employees)
Linetec, Wausau
Large (300-999 employees)
OEM Fabricators, Inc., Woodville
Medium (50-299 employees)
Accuweb, Inc., Madison
Small (1-49 employees)
Special Award Winners
Astronautics Corporation of America, Milwaukee
"High-Tech R&D"
Bell Laboratories, Inc., Madison
"Building A Better Mousetrap"
Brady Corporation, Milwaukee
"Corporate Excellence"
Giddings & Lewis Machine Tools, LLC, Fond du Lac
"Commitment to Employees and Community"
Wisconsin Plating Works of Racine, Inc., Racine
"Employee and Environmental Stewardship"
2005 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac - Mega (1000+ employees)
Ariens Company, Brillion - Large (300-999 employees)
Magnum Products, LLC, Berlin - Medium (50-299 employees)
Tailored Label Products, Inc., Menomonee Falls - Small (1-49 employees)
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee - Community Commitment
WS Packaging Group, Inc., Algoma - High-Tech
Special Award Winners
Kraft Pizza Company, Little Chute - "Employee Involvement"
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Company, Inc., Manitowoc - "Overcoming Obstacles"
Wiscraft, Inc., Milwaukee - "Excellence in the Face of Adversity"
2004 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Greenheck Fan Corporation, Schofield - Mega
Quinton Cardiology, Inc., Deerfield - Large
Heritage Veneered Products, Shawano - Medium
Orion Energy Systems, Plymouth - Small
Alby Materials, Inc., Burlington - Community Commitment
Schoeneck Containers, Inc. (SCI), New Berlin - Community Commitment
Tufco Technologies, Inc., Green Bay - Community Commitment
Mortara Instrument, Inc., Milwaukee - High-Tech
Special Awards
Alby Materials, Inc., Burlington - Creative Marketing
Bucyrus International, Inc., South Milwaukee - Aggressively Serving World Markets from WI
Great White Dental Lab, LLC, Lodi - Leading by Example
Industrial Combustion, Div. of Aqua-Chem, Inc., Monroe - Environmental Innovation
Modern of Marshfield, Inc., Marshfield - Beating the Odds
Mortara Instrument, Inc., Milwaukee - Innovation in Healthcare Technology
Pierce Manufacturing Inc., Appleton - WI Company Supporting Homeland Security
Portage Plastics Corporation, Portage - Small Town Hero
Res Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee - Reinventing to Meet Global Competition
Signicast Corporation, Hartford - Commitment to Employee Education
Sprecher Brewing Company, Inc., Glendale - Quality and Tradition
Universal Die & Stampings, Prairie du Sac - Excelling Against All Odds
2003 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
GE Medical Systems - Information Technologies, Milwaukee - Mega
Coating Excellence International, Wrightstown - Medium
Oconomowoc Manufacturing Corporation, Oconomowoc - Small
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth - Community Commitment
GE Medical Systems - Information Technologies, Milwaukee - High-Tech
Special Awards
All About Packaging, Inc., Appleton - "Rising Entrepreneur"
Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation, Port Washington - "Making It Better in America"
Heritage Veneered Products, Shawano - "Commitment to Employees"
National School Lines, Omro - "Social Impact"
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Company, Inc., Manitowoc - "Dedication to Wisconsin Workers"
2002 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Oshkosh Truck Corporation, Oshkosh - Mega
Datex-Ohmeda ADVent, Madison - Large
American Orthodontics, Sheboygan - Medium
CURT Manufacturing, Eau Claire - Small
Alcoa Wheel Products Beloit-AWP, Beloit - Community Commitment
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah - e-MOTY
Special Awards
InPro Corporation, Muskego - "Promoting Opportunity"
K & B Innovations, Inc., North Lake - "Entrepreneurial Spirit"
Quad/Graphics, Inc., Pewaukee - "Hurdles Overcome"
Sweetheart Cup Company Inc. Hoffmaster Brands, Oshkosh - "Commitment to Safety"
Tomah Products, Inc., Milton - "Environmental Consciousness"
Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. of Green Bay, Green Bay - "Employment Leadership"
2001 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Miniature Precision Components, Inc., Walworth - Mega
Johnsonville Sausage LLC, Sheboygan - Large
Paragon Development Systems, Inc., Oconomowoc - Medium
Non-Metallic Components, Inc., Poynette - Small
Orion Lighting and Energy Services, Plymouth - Emerging
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth - e-MOTY
Special Awards
BTIO Educational Products, Inc., Eau Claire - "Social Impact"
Century Foods International, Sparta - "Explosive Growth Despite Adversity"
Fox Stamp, Sign & Specialty, Menasha - "David & Goliath Award"
Greenheck Fan Corporation, Schofield - "Sustained Excellence"
Menasha Corporation, Neenah - "Leadership Through Reinvention"
Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc., Fall River - "Outstanding Community Citizen"
PARTS NOW! LLC, Madison - "Remarkable Recycling Solutions"
PDQ Manufacturing, Inc., De Pere - "Global Industry Leadership"
Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton - "Product Innovation"
Tetrionics, Inc., Madison - "Community and Educational Partnership"
2000 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co., Green Bay - Mega
Leach Company, Oshkosh - Large
ALKAR Division of DEC International, Lodi - Medium
Fox Valley Spring Company, Inc., Greenville - Small
EMTEQ, INC., Muskego - Emerging
Special Awards
Algoma Mop Manufacturers, Algoma - "Diversity of Workforce"
ASP, Inc., Appleton - "Virtually Indestructible"
Brady Corporation, Milwaukee - "Benchmark for Employee Commitment"
Brady Corporation, Milwaukee - "e-MOTY"
Coating Excellence International LLC, Wrightstown - "Superb Revenue Growth"
Converting, Inc., Clintonville - "Converting Innovation to Growth"
G. Leblanc Corp., Kenosha - "Industry World Leadership"
Poynette Iron Works, Inc., Poynette - "Innovative Functionality & Design"
1999 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
DaimlerChrysler-Kenosha Engine Plant, Kenosha - Mega
Manitowoc Ice, Inc., Manitowoc - Large
Robbins Manufacturing, INC., Fall River - Medium
Reed Switch Developments Co., Racine - Small
Curt Manufacturing, Inc., Eau Claire - Emerging
Special Awards
Automation Components, Inc., Middleton - "Employee Development"
Cleaning Systems, Inc., De Pere - "Innovative Customer Focus"
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc., Middleton - "Thousand Points of Light"
Fulton Performance Products, Mosinee - "New Products, New Markets"
Kerry, Inc., Beloit - "Community Commitment"
Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette - "Unsinkable Determination"
Preferred Systems, Inc., Hartford - "Product Innovation"
QTI-Quad/Tech, Inc., Sussex - "Reinventing the Market"
Unlimited Services of Wisconsin, Inc., Oconto - "Sustained Earnings Gain"
Wenn/Soft, Inc., New Berlin - "Rendezvous to Success"
1998 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Regal-Beloit Corporation, Beloit - Mega
HUFCOR, Inc., Janesville - Large
InPro Corporation, Muskego - Medium
Polymer Technologies, Whitewater - Small
dca manufacturing, inc., Cumberland - Emerging
Special Awards
Broan Manufacturing Co. Inc., Hartford - "Manufacturing Flexibility"
KI, Green Bay "Product Innovation"
Signicast Corp., Hartford "Class Act"
S&S Cycle, Inc., Viola "Relentless R&D"
The Antigo Cheese Company, Antigo "Community, Business & Employee Partnering"
ImproMed, Inc., Oshkosh "Innovation & Leadership"
Innovative Packaging Corp., Milwaukee "Revenue Acceleration: Zero to 60"
1997 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
W. H. Brady Co., Milwaukee - Mega
Prent Corporation, Janesville - Large
Century Foods International, Sparta - Medium
Converting, Inc., Clintonville - Small
BesTech Tool Corporation, West Bend - Emerging
Special Awards
Thermal Spray Technologies, Inc., Sun Prairie - "Technology Applications"
World Class Manufacturing Group, Inc., Weyauwega - "Commitment to Customer Service Under Adverse Conditions"
Windsor Homes, Inc., Madison - "Environmental Achievement"
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc., Milwaukee - "History of Employee Concern"
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc., Middleton - "Innovation & Diversified Growth"
Ripon Community Printers, Ripon - "Training & Commitment to Employees"
Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee - "Positioning for the Future"
Ladish Co., Inc., Cudahy - "Teamwork"
PPG Industries, Inc., Oak Creek - "Commitment to People"
1996 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
The Trane Company, La Crosse - Mega
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc., Mayville - Large
Watry Industries, Inc., Sheboygan - Medium
Ardisam, Inc., Cumberland - Small
The Antigo Cheese Company, Antigo - Emerging
Special Awards
ExacTech, Inc., Port Washington - "Teamwork for Success"
Huffy Sports, Waukesha - "Commitment to Use of Recyclables"
Cruiser Yachts, Oconto - "Phoenix Award"
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc., Milwaukee - "Community Commitment"
Paragon Development Systems, Inc., Oconomowoc - "Building Solutions"
Seaquist Closures, Mukwonago - "Product Innovations"
1995 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Krueger International, Green Bay - Mega
Manitowoc Engineering Company, Manitowoc - Large
Systemation Engineered Products, Inc., New Berlin - Medium
Harvard Corporation, Evansville - Small
Automation Components, Inc., Middleton - Emerging
Special Awards
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., Mequon - "Success Through Employee Commitment"
Freedom Plastics, Janesville - "Phoenix Award"
Karma, Inc., Watertown - "Product Innovation"
Miniature Precision Components, Walworth - "Competitiveness"
PPG Industries, Inc., Oak Creek - "Training & Process Improvements"
Promega Corporation, Madison - "Growth"
Russell T. Gilman, Inc., Grafton - "Wisconsin Spirit"
Serigraph, Inc., West Bend - "Listening/Learning"
1994 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., Milwaukee - Mega
W.H. Brady Company, Milwaukee - Large
H.G. Weber & Company., Kiel- Medium
Schreier Malting Company, Sheboygan - Small
Contour Plastics, Inc., Baldwin - Emerging
Special Awards
Asten Forming Fabrics, Inc., Appleton - "Commitment to Training, Quality & Growth"
The Falk Corporation, Milwaukee - "High Dedication to Quality"
Harley-Davidson, Inc., Milwaukee - "Worldwide Leader"
Harvard Corporation, Evansville - "Environmental Innovation"
Huffy Sports, Waukesha - "Success in Specialty Niche"
Jagemann Stamping Company, Manitowoc - "Quality Business Partnerships"
Manitowoc Equipment Works, Manitowoc - "Export Growth"
Natural Ovens of Manitowoc, Inc., Manitowoc - "Wisconsin Quality & Image"
Quality Machining Inc., Waunakee - "Excellence in Manufacturing"
Rayovac - Fennimore Plant, Fennimore - "Business Community Partnerships"
Red Star Bioproducts, Milwaukee - "Business/University Partnership"
1993 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Quad/Graphics, Inc., Pewaukee - Mega
Paragon Electric Company, Inc., Two Rivers - Large
Badger Mining Corporation, Berlin- Medium
Northland Stainless, Inc., Pewaukee - Small
Novagen, Inc., Madison - Emerging
Special Awards
ASDG, Inc., Madison - "Leading Edge Products"
BMI/Cherokee, Ltd., Beaver Dam - "Leading at Home and Abroad"
ERDA, Inc., Peshtigo - "Wisconsin Quality & Image"
J-Star Industries, Inc., Fort Atkinson - "Marketing/Management"
Koss Corporation, Milwaukee - "Developing New Technology"
Marquette Electronics, Inc., Milwaukee - "Commitment to Employees & Community"
Sargento Cheese Company, Inc., Kiel - "Creativity in New Product Development"
Timbco Hydraulics, Inc., Shawano - "Growth Through Customer Satisfaction"
Vinyl Plastics, Inc., Sheboygan - "Commitment to Employees"
Waukesha Fluid Handling, Waukesha - "Innovative Management"
Waupaca Foundry, Inc., Waupaca - "Recycling"
1992 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Fort Howard Corporation, Green Bay - Mega
Mayville Engineering Company, Mayville - Large
Paper Machinery Corporation, Milwaukee - Medium
Res Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee - Small
Chrysler Corporation, Kenosha Engine Plant, Kenosha - Emerging
Special Awards
Acro Automation Systems, Inc., Milwaukee - "Manufacturing Technology"
Broan Manufacturing Company, Inc., Hartford - "Product Innovation"
Dura-Tech, Inc., La Crosse - "Quest for Quality"
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc., Middleton - "Art and Technology"
Hufcor, Inc., Janesville - "Market Share"
Hurd Millwork Company, Inc., Medford - "Success Against the Odds"
Jockey International, Inc., Kenosha - "Innovative Worldwide Marketing"
Nordco, Inc., Milwaukee - "Revitalization"
Oconomowoc Manufacturing Corporation, Oconomowoc - "Phoenix Award"
Prent Corporation, Janesville - "Recycling Leadership"
Red Star Specialty Products, Milwaukee - "Entrepreneurial Award"
Seaquist Closures, Mukwonago - "Partnering"
The Specialty Packaging Group, Inc., Wausau - "Innovative Solutions"
Snap-On Tools Corporation, Kenosha - "Environmental Stewardship"
Wadia Digital Corporation, River Falls - "Technical Niche"
Zenith Sintered Products, Inc., Germantown - "Application of Technology"
1991 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Giddings & Lewis, Inc., Fond du Lac - Large
Duralam, Inc., Appleton - Medium
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Oconomowoc - Small
Special Awards
A.K. Rubber Products Co., Inc., Elkhorn - "Total Quality Management"
Barko Hydraulics, Superior - "Business/University Partnership"
Canvasbacks, Inc., Milwaukee - "Creativity"
Essential Industries, Inc., Merton - "Applied Technology"
Lachat Instrument, Inc., Milwaukee - "Export Growth"
G. Leblanc Corp., Kenosha - "Commitment to the Arts"
Mid-States Aluminum Corporation, Fond du Lac - "Quality Improvement"
Promega Corporation, Madison - "Export Success"
Quad/Graphics, Inc., Pewaukee - "Commitment to Employees"
Seaquist Closures, Mukwonago - "Customer Satisfaction"
Worzalla Publishing Company, Stevens Point - "Turnaround"
1990 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Gehl Co., West Bend - Large
Schenck AccuRate, Whitewater - Medium
FOTODYNE Incorporated, Hartland - Small
Special Awards
Advent Lighting Corp., Greenville - "Employee Development"
Astronautics Corp. of America, Milwaukee - "Quality"
HM Graphics Inc., Milwaukee - "Creative Commitment"
Jagemann Stamping Co., Manitowoc - "Employee Development"
LEESON Electric Corporation, Grafton - "Applied Technology"
Paper Machinery Corp., Milwaukee - "World-Wide Marketing"
Siemens Power Corporation, Milwaukee - "Phoenix Award"
Signicast Corporation, Milwaukee - "Customer Sensitivity"
SpecialtyChem Products Corp., Marinette - "Environmental & Safety Management"
Water Pollution Control Corp., Brown Deer - "International Environmentalism"
1989 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
GE Medical Systems, Waukesha - Large
H.G. Weber & Company, Inc., Kiel - Medium
Waukesha Industrial Lumber, Inc., Waukesha - Small
Special Awards
Albert Trostel Packagings, Ltd., Lake Geneva - "Quality"
Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation, Port Washington - "Marketing"
Case Corporation, Racine - "Commitment to Wisconsin"
Husco International, Inc., Waukesha - "Export Success"
Master Lock Company, Milwaukee - "Urban Commitment"
Oconomowoc Manufacturing Corp., Oconomowoc - "Marketing"
Res Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee - "Management"
Spacesaver Corporation, Fort Atkinson - "Job Creation"
Uniroyal/Goodrich Tire Co., Eau Claire - "Turnaround"
Zimpro Passavant Environmental Systems, Rothschild - "Export Success"
1988 Manufacturer of the Year
Grand Awards
Harnischfeger Industries, Inc., Brookfield - Large
Koss Corporation, Milwaukee - Medium
Erie Machine Products, Inc., Greendale - Small
Special Awards
Amcast Industrial Corp. - Meta Mold Div., Cedarburg - "New Technology"
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., Oconomowoc - "Innovation"
Country Maid, Inc., Milwaukee - "Management"
Harley Davidson, Inc., Milwaukee - "Turnaround"
Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc., Mequon - "Design"
John Deere Horicon Works, Horicon - "Management"
Kohler Co., Kohler - "Innovation"
Menasha Corporation, Neenah - "Quality"
The Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award program began in 1988.
