Nicolet Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of custom plastics parts and components in Mountain, was one of 10 finalists for a Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award. It was nominated for the Grand Award in the small size category and was one of 29 competing in the Workforce Development Grand Award category.
On Feb. 26, General Plastics Inc., of Milwaukee, was selected as the winner of the Small Category. E.K. Machine Co. Inc., of Fall River, topped the Workforce Development Category.
Nicolet Plastics is a custom plastics injection molder that produces custom plastics parts and components for a wide array of customers from industrial, agricultural, aerospace and commercial ventures, to high-end medical MRI components. The company specializes in low to moderate volume, highly complex, high-material mix parts and delivers total product solutions for many of the nation’s largest and most successful companies.
Nicolet can deliver total product solutions with high quality and short lead times, which allows it to reduce inventory levels and drives down costs. By adopting quick response manufacturing, Nicolet has reduced lead time to customers by more than half.
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 Wisconsin. Five Grand Award winners were chosen: four in categories based on company size, and one for being an exceptional example to all in inventing and implementing innovative workforce development best practices.
Each nominee was 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 were 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 recognized the nominees and revealed the winners at an awards banquet in Milwaukee.
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