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Metal Manufacturing

TARGETED COMPANIES

  • Agriculture Product Manufacturing
  • Light Machinery Manufacturing
  • Aero-Space Manufacturing
  • Medical Device Manufacturing
  • Production Equipment/Machinery Manufacturing
  • Motor-Driven Product Manufacturing
  • Commercial & Home Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing
  • Custom Metal Fabrication and Foundry Shops
  • Metal Stamping & Rolling

ABOUT THE AREA’S METAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Sheboygan County’s largest employer is involved in metal manufacturing.  It is no secret that metal manufacturing has played, and will continue to play, a large part of Wisconsin’s economy.   Sheboygan County’s workforce is dependent on this type of industry, and Sheboygan County has the training programs available to continue to expand and attract businesses involved in metal manufacturing.

LOCATION QUOTENT (LQ)
The LQ for primary metal manufacturing is 6.18 and the LQ for fabricated metal product manufacturing was 11.39.  This means that there is over 6x the metal manufacturing and over 11x the fabricated metal products made in Sheboygan County than the national average.   

MAJOR EXISTING COMPANIES

Kohler Co. Enameled iron and metal sanitary ware manufacturing
Nemak Automotive Castings, aluminum die-casting foundries
The Vollrath Co. Kitchen utensil, pot and pan manufacturing
American Orthodonitcs Corp. Dental equipment and supplies manufacturing
Orion Energy Systems LTD Nonresidential lighting fixture manufacturing
Willman Industries Inc. Iron Foundries
Watry Industries Inc. Aluminum foundries, except die-casting
Eclipse Mfg Co Metal stamping

All companies listed were in the top 100 employers in the county in 2009

 

WAGES FOR METAL MANUFACTURING: 

MSA

Metal Manufacturing

Sheboygan

 $ 31,269

Green Bay

 $ 37,009

Fond du Lac

 $ 37,387

Janesville

 $ 38,435

Oshkosh

 $ 39,262

Madison

 $ 40,037

Wisconsin

 $ 44,348

National

 $ 47,253

Milwaukee

 $ 47,814

Chicago

 $ 55,915

Data From 2008 Harvard Business School, Cluster Mapping Project

WORKFORCE EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRY
20% of the County’s workforce is employed directly in metal fabrication. 

PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY
Apprenticeships from Lakeshore Technical College in:

  • Machinist
  • Maintenance Mechanic/Millwright
  • Tool and Die

Associate Programs from Lakeshore Technical College in:

  • Welding
  • Fabrication
  • Electro-Mechanical Technology
  • Mechanical Design Technology
  • Machine Tool Operation
  • Industrial Maintenance

WORKER'S COMPENSATION RATES

RATES REPRESENT ACTUAL COST PER $100 OF PAYROLL

CODE

DESCRIPTION

WI

MI

MN

IL

IA

3066

Sheet Metal Work Shop

6.57

7.05

9.98

**

**

3081

Foundry-Iron

6.91

7.20

9.45

14.63

7.92

3082

Foundry-Steel Castings

16.03

10.07

27.55

15.37

8.30

3085

Foundry-Non-Ferrous Metals

7.25

9.27

7.48

11.78

9.74

3179

Electrical Apparatus Mfg.

3.31

3.94

3.23

6.53

4.51

3400

Metal Goods Mfg.

8.41

4.72

9.10

11.45

4.51

3507

Agricultural Machinery Mfg.

5.70

5.23

5.65

12.36

6.94

3612

Pump & Engine Mfg.

3.65

3.94

3.93

6.76

4.88

3685

Instrument Mfg.

1.96

1.82

1.95

3.21

2.50

3808

Auto Mfg. or Assembly

3.00

5.32

8.48

9.19

5.28