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24 | I NSIGH T • A p r i l 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m 30°±1° DETAIL A R 0.0473±0.0078 R 0.0788±0.0078 0.7795±0.0039 0.8425±0.0039 4X R0.0158±0.0038 65°±2° 2.630±0.0058 2X 30°±2° 2.7087±0.0058 2X 0.0394±0.0078 R0.2953±0.0394 DETAIL B DETAIL A SCALE 3 : 1 0.0039 B 0.0039 B ACTUAL SIZE 0.2165±0.0039 4X 0.0315±0.0039 0.1536±0.0038 0.0906±0.0038 R0.0158±0.0058 DETAIL B SCALE 4 : 1 BREAK EDGE 0.0078 MAX. A B C D 8 8 7 6 5 had that strong entrepreneurialism on top of that, which helped in our particular industry." Both Stephen Dickenson and Donald Dickenson, who passed away in 2003, worked previously at Winsert's Menominee-area competitor, L.E. Jones Co. Lemery says she appreciates competition because it keeps Winsert on its toes, and L.E. Jones "is just wonderful for our community," she says. "It's employing a lot of people and it's a very generous company — they have very similar philosophies about giving back to the community, so I have a lot of respect for that." Aer passing leadership to Lemery in 2008, Stephen Dickenson remained involved with Winsert and is currently chairman of the board and majority owner of the company. To date, Winsert has five patented metal alloys — nearly unheard of for a company of its size. By comparison, competitor Kennametal-Stellite, which has 13 locations in nine countries, has about eight registered trademarks. "It's one thing to patent something you can feel and touch," Lemery says. "But we're patenting a formulation. It's a recipe." Lemery came to Winsert with a liberal arts education — not engineering — and says her degree in English helps her Lemery also brings to the company and the greater Marinette area a passion for building a stronger community. Marinette has been subject to more than its fair share of economic and social woes, and Lemery has kept those issues directly in her sights, knowing they can impact everyone. Forging a company W insert specializes in engineering special metal alloys that are resistant to heat and corrosion. It also forges internal components, such as valve seat inserts, for industries that make things like diesel engines and turbines. Sometimes clients will send in an engine part that has crumbled because of heat and/ or corrosion, and Winsert engineers will analyze it, find out what went wrong and build a better part. So, at one end of Winsert's facility, a small team of engineers and metallurgists are working on research and development, while at the other end, heavy molten metal is being poured into specially designed molds, polished and perfected to make the end product for its clients. e company, which recently expanded its facilities in Marinette, works with powerhouse clients such as John Deere, Cummins and Daimler. More than 50 percent of Winsert products are exported to Europe, so 11 years ago the company opened an office in Germany. Lemery's father, Stephen Dickenson, founded Winsert in 1977 when he was 29 with help from Lemery's grandfather, Donald Dickenson, who worked for his son at Winsert until his retirement in 1986. "My father's an engineer by trade as well," Lemery says. "He has a metallurgical engineering background, so he really Polished to perfection c o n t i n u e d Workers in the plant at Winsert's Marinette facility handle metal alloys resistant to heat and corrosion. They also forge components for diesel engines, turbines and other uses. The company is hiring engineers, sales people, managers and office workers. N I K K I K A L L I O "She majors in CEO and minors in sales. It's such a passion for her that it made sense that she continue to drive that even after the recession. She's one of the biggest forces that we have as far as going out and searching for new products and new markets for our materials." — David Eickmeyer, vice president of engineering, on Winsert CEO Trisha Lemery