PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) www.ame.org foundry types, advanced multi-axis machining centers, and the Stephen A. Dickinson Materials Research Center, opened in 2016 with state-ofthe-art equipment for wear simulation, corrosion testing, and alloy benchmarking. Now the facility must expand to accommodate growth that Coduti describes as imminent rather than aspirational.“The planning for that growth is already underway,” he says. “So the execution of that plan is really going to be critical for us on 26 and 27. Because again, as I mentioned, that is when this growth starts to kick in for us.” Physical expansion solves only part of the equation. “There’s going to be some people that need to come along with this whole thing,” Coduti notes. “And getting those people on board and getting those people trained and brought together is going to be a challenge in itself. Finding good machinists and manufacturing people is not just a common thing anymore. These people are desirable. There’s less of them.” The technology investments planned for 2026 support both objectives. Enhanced business analytics, upgraded ERP capabilities, and artificial intelligence deployment will allow existing staff to work more efficiently while making the company more attractive to prospective employees. With 4555% of revenue coming from exports to 35 countries, Winsert enters its next phase from a position of operational strength built over nearly five decades in Marinette. 168 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 13, ISSUE 01
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