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1 2 3 Alliance Laundry Systems Vice President and CFO Bruce Rounds thanks his team for their contributions that led to the recognition Alliance received as winner of a special award for market leadership. 2 Enjoying the evening are Steve Schubert of Global Precision Industries, Mark Koza and Alex Lawton of C.A. Lawton. 3 Ann Franz, strategic partnerships manager at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, chats with Rich Kaiser of Michael Best & Friedrich. 4 Nicolet Plastics President and CEO Bob McIntosh enjoys the event with his wife, Betty. 1 4 companies were also among the 58 companies nominated for this year's MOTY Awards: Gemini Plastics and The C.A. Lawton Co., De Pere; J-&-R Machine, Shawano; M & M Tool and Mold, Velocity Machine and Wisconsin Plastics, Green Bay; Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth; Miller-St. Nazianz of St. Nazianz; N.E.W. Plastics, Luxemburg; Olson Fabrication, Algoma; Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh; Patriot Taxiway Industries, Lomira; Pierce Manufacturing, Appleton; Plexus Corp., Neenah; Stecker Machine Company, Manitowoc; The Vollrath Company, Sheboygan; and Winsert, Marinette. Other Grand Award winners were Greenheck Fan, Schofield, Mega Category; Weldall Mfg., Waukesha, Medium Category; Power Test, Sussux, Small Category; and OEM Fabricators, Woodville, Workforce Development Category. Other Special Awards went to HUSCO Automotive Holdings, Whitewater, which received the Technology Innovation & Impact Award; and Nekoosa Coated Products, Nekoosa, which received the Operational Excellence Award. The Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges representing industry, education, and the public sector. Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce sponsor the awards program. F w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m March 2013 • / insight on manufacturing | 23