Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsManufacturing creates economic growth and is the engine that drives the Wisconsin economy. On the Wisconsin Made, The Podcast, host Nick Novak takes you inside the vibrancy of Wisconsin manufacturers as he sits down with business leaders in the industry.This podcast is in association with the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year program, a premiere annual awards program celebrating excellence in manufacturing in the state of Wisconsin. Thank you to our program partners Baker Tilly, Michael Best and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). We remain committed to our mission of recognizing excellence in manufacturing, and as part of that continued commitment, we want to showcase the strength and resilience of Wisconsin's manufacturing community - even during a global pandemic.This podcast features stories of how traditional operations, processes and procedures may have shifted to re-envisioning manufacturing today because now more than ever, it is crucial to come together as one community to remember that manufacturing is not only the backbone, but the engine that drives this great state's economy.Tune in each week to hear from Wisconsin CEOs and executives within the manufacturing industry to learn about their challenges, opportunities and success navigating their business throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We will hear about their success stories and learn more about the future state of manufacturing in Wisconsin post-pandemic.
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EP 9 - Manufacturers Give Back: Community Engagement | OEM Fabricators | Woodville, Wisconsin
May 14, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB“While the safer at home order was in place, we increased hourly pay by three dollars an hour for anybody that worked on site.” – Kelly Ingli | President & CFO | OEM Fabricators “It was a team effort and the face shields were distributed to hospitals in Phillips area, Neillsville and Woodville area.” – Tom Aaby | Vice President of Business Development | OEM Fabricators In our final episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we are joined by OEM Fabricators out of Woodville, Wisconsin who is...
EP 8 - Achieving Business Growth Amidst a Global Pandemic | CMD Corporation | Appleton, Wisconsin
May 07, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MB“We purchased virtual reality goggles so we could service our international and all our customers, including domestic customers, because we were limited to travel.” – Ricardo Abud | President | CMD Corporation In this week’s episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we feature CMD Corporation out of Appleton who focuses on delivering advanced technology in converting and packaging equipment by serving customers all around the world. During this podcast episode we learn about some of the inn...
EP 7 - Protecting Front-Line Workers, Employees & Community | Beyond Vision | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 30, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB“Early on, we really just made the decision to trust our people, trust our culture and we did a lot of things to try to maximize safety.” – Jim Kerlin | President & CEO | Beyond Vision In this episode of "Wisconsin Made. The Podcast." we highlight Beyond Vision out of Milwaukee who is a non-for-profit company with the mission to enrich the lives of people who are blind through the dignity of work. They offer manufacturing, fulfillment, assembly, packaging and customer care services employee...
EP 6 - Manufacturers Respond to COVID-19, Shifts in Demand for Medical Industry | Ahlstrom-Munksjo | Kaukauna, Wisconsin
April 23, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB“Beyond just the manufacturing platform, I think what we’ve learned as we service our customers was an awful lot about creativity and various ways to do things.” – Robyn Buss | Executive Vice President of Food Packaging & Technical Solutions | Ahlstrom-Munksjö In our latest episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we feature Ahlstrom-Munksjö based in Kaukauna, Wisconsin who is the leading global and North American manufacturer of specialty paper products. From medical tapes that keep IVs i...
EP 5 - 2020: The Year of Re-Envisioning Operations in Manufacturing | Power Test Dynamometers | Sussex, Wisconsin
April 16, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB“Again, something we never would have considered in the past, but clearly something that is going to be part of a consideration going forward, so technology is a great thing and when you’re faced with still having to provide a result, we get kind of creative on how to get there.” – Rick Ruzga | President | Power Test Dynamometers In this week’s episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we highlight Power Test Dynamometers out of Sussex, Wisconsin. They began 2020 with momentum that was crea...
EP 4 - 2021 and Beyond: The Future of Manufacturing | Pindel Global Precision, PRODx & Linetec | New Berlin & Wausau, Wisconsin
April 09, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB"OEMs, original equipment manufacturers, starting to reconsider Asia sourcing, global supply chains, you know, where their products are coming from and that presents a huge opportunity for manufacturing in our country." - Bill Berrien | CEO | Pindel Global Precision | Founder | PRODx In this week's episode of "Wisconsin Made. The Podcast." we highlight Pindel Global Precision and PRODx out of New Berlin and Linetec out of Wausau. These companies each experienced unique challenges in 2020 wh...
EP 3 - Manufacturers Impact for PPE, Testing Kit Supply | Teel Plastics | Baraboo, Wisconsin
April 02, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB“I think most people who would be listening to this have probably interacted with one of our products at least once and I don’t know whether to say your welcome or I’m sorry depending on your opinion of the (testing) kit, but it’s obviously a critical part of what we make and that is medical swab sticks, our market that we’ve been in for over 40 years.” – Christian Herrild | Director of Growth Strategies | Teel Plastics In the third episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we feature Teel...
EP 2 - Manufacturing Processes, Protocols and Tools Re-Imagined | Nicolet Plastics LLC | Jackson, Wisconsin
March 26, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB“I can say that we were probably challenged more with trying to be fast, fluid and flexible in 2020 than ever before in the history of the company.” – Tony Cavalco | CEO | Nicolet Plastics In the second episode of “Wisconsin Made. The Podcast.” we highlight our first manufacturing story as we feature Nicolet Plastics out of Jackson, Wisconsin. In 2020, they lived by their trademark: Fast, Fluid and Flexible. Nicolet Plastics had a customer who manufactured disposable PPE that suddenly exper...
EP 1 - Manufacturing 2020: How Challenges Became Opportunity
March 19, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB“We think that this podcast as well as just sharing these (manufacturing) stories is just an invaluable way for WMC, Baker Tilly and Michael Best again, give back to the community.” – David Krutz | Firm Managing Partner | Michael Best In the first episode of "Wisconsin Made. The Podcast." which is brought to you by Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards program, host Nick Novak is joined by the MOTY program partners Baker Tilly, Michael Best and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce ...
Wisconsin Made. The Podcast. | Trailer (Spring 2021)
March 08, 2021 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.64 MBWisconsin Made. The Podcast. features stories of how traditional operations, processes and procedures may have shifted, re-envisioning manufacturing today. Now more than ever, it is crucial to come together as one community to remember that manufacturing is not only the backbone, but the engine that drives this great state's economy. Tune in each week to hear from Wisconsin CEOs and executives within the manufacturing industry to learn about their challenges, opportunities and success navi...