Contact: Alicia Bork; 608-661-6923
Madison- Midwest Prototyping, LLC, located in Blue Mounds, is competing for a Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award. They are one of 38 Wisconsin businesses nominated for the Grand Award.
On any given day, Midwest Prototyping, LLC is manufacturing prototype parts of consumer products, medical devices, wind tunnel models for a future Indy Car, protein models for a researcher in a university lab or camera mounts for base jumpers and adventure enthusiasts. Thanks to stereolithography, five other 3D printing technologies, urethane casting and finishing departments, Midwest Prototyping provides manufacturers, developers, designers and engineers an efficient and innovative way to bring projects to life in a matter of days – not weeks or months.
The Manufacturer of the Year Awards program recognizes a diverse array of manufacturers of all sizes and sectors of the economy for their paramount economic contributions to the great state of Wisconsin. A total of four Grand Award winners will be chosen in categories based on company size.
Each nominee is evaluated in areas such as financial growth or consistency, technological advances, product development, environmental solutions, operation excellence/continuous improvement, commitment to employees, and effective research and development. The Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award winners are selected by an independent panel of judges representing industry, education, and the public sector.
The annual awards program is co-sponsored by the accounting and advisory firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, the law firm of Michael Best and Friedrich LLP, and the business association Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. The sponsors will celebrate the nominees and reveal the winners at a black-tie awards banquet on Thursday, February 25 at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Additional information can be found online at www.wimoty.com or by calling (800) 362-7301.
