Governor Scott Walker Attends Midwest Engineering Systems Ribbon Cutting
Midwest Engineering Systems to create at least 56 new jobs by 2017
Midwest Engineering Systems welcomed Governor Scott Walker to join employees and local officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of our expanded corporate headquarters. Due to increased sales of automation systems, Midwest Engineering Systems moved production to a new 100,000-square-foot facility, at W238W1800 Rockwood Drive, Pewaukee, WI 53188, effectively doubling manufacturing floor space.
"The incredible growth that Midwest Engineering Systems has seen since its introduction to the Midwest more than 20 years ago is a testament to the dedication of its employees, as well as their superior service, and quality products," Governor Walker said. "Employees also work closely with the Waukesha, Madison Area, and Fox Valley Technical Colleges to share their expertise with student interns, providing a hands-on experience to learn in a dynamic field. I applaud Midwest Engineering Systems for these incredible accomplishments, and for supporting future generations of knowledgeable and skilled professionals in high-demand fields such as Mechanical and Electrical Engineering."
The Midwest Engineering Systems expansion is supported by new business from diverse industries, which requires additional manufacturing space, machine shop capabilities, as well as more engineering and fabrication resource capabilities. Operations at the previous facility in Pewaukee will phase out and shift entirely to this new production site by the end of 2014. In addition to the production facility, Midwest Engineering Systems also recently opened a 5,000 square foot engineering office in Beloit, WI.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) supports this estimated $6 million project, with $922,410 in Business Opportunity Loan funds. Midwest Engineering Systems has committed to creating 40 new full-time positions at the production facility in Pewaukee, as well as 16 new positions at the Beloit office, in addition to maintaining the 88 employees currently working in both Pewaukee and Beloit locations.
Founded in 1991 by Scott Woida, Midwest Engineering Systems specializes in designing, building, and installing custom automation equipment such as: assembly lines, robotic welding systems, fully automated production lines, and web handling solutions. Catering to some of the biggest companies in the Midwest, country, and world, their products are used in a variety of industries, including agriculture, health care, aerospace, consumer goods, medical products, industrial products, tire and rubber, plastics, and countless more.
For more company information and news visit: http://www.mwes.com/blog
Featured Product
3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
This compact 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field - perfect for bin picking applications. With its ability to capture multiple objects over a large area, it can help robots empty containers more efficiently. Now available from IDS Imaging Development Systems. In the color version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. The great strength of the Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It offers a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field. This means that the area in which an object is in focus is unusually large. At a distance of 30 centimetres between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approx. 0.1 millimetres. The maximum working distance is 2 meters. This 3D camera series complies with protection class IP65/67 and is ideal for use in industrial environments.
