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PURATOS CORP.
SL MONTEVIDEO TECHNOLOGY INC.
5000 70th Ave., Kenosha INDUSTRY: Food and beverage EMPLOYEES: 79 puratos.us
A talented workforce and an ability to innovate are driving the growth at Puratos Corp. in Kenosha. The facility houses the U.S. chocolate production operations for the Belgium-based business. “We have an unmatched dedication to quality, innovation and customer service,” said Leonard Booth, site manager for Puratos in Kenosha. “Whatever our customers need, we approach the challenge with a high level of efficiency and experience.” In the past few years, the company has successfully executed a range of clean label products and also converted its compound chocolate range to 100 percent sustainable – two factors that have played into the company’s growth.
Puratos offers a full range of innovative products, raw materials and application BOOTH expertise to the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors globally. The original company was founded in 1919 in Brussels, Belgium and today has products and services available in more than 100 countries around the world, usually via local subsidiaries like the facility in Kenosha, Booth said. He credits the success of the company to its people. “Our success is the result of an employee base that is highly engaged and passionate about what they do,” Booth said.
8201 109th St., Suite 500, Pleasant Prairie INDUSTRY: Industrial and aerospace electric motors and generators EMPLOYEES: 70 slmti.com and torquesystems.com
SL Montevideo Technology was established in Kenosha 17 years ago from an aerospace division out of Rockford, Illinois. The company provides custom electric motor and generator manufacturing services, and aerospace applications across many different industries. “Our Kenosha facility has doubled revenue in the past few years,” said Michael Gardner, VP/GM of industrial products. “By adopting lean principles, we have been able to maintain our existing 50,000-squarefoot facility and have been able to limit the number of increased operating hours.” The Kenosha facility currently employs 65 people, and Gardner credits the employees for
the company’s growth. GARDNER “During the last few years, we have not had any trouble hiring skilled employees from Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee and Beloit. Kenosha seems to be in a labor sweet spot,” he said. SL Montevideo is going on more than four years with 100 percent on-time delivery metrics and has adopted lean principles to achieve world-class operations, Gardner said. The company is in the process of establishing a sales force and marketing team that will focus on new customers, new products and new applications that will support future growth in the Kenosha community.
Montevideo Technology Inc. - Pleasant Prairie
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SLMTI designs and manufactures high performance precision AC and DC motors, amplifiers/drives, controllers and windings for Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets worldwide.
Pleasant Prairie Location
slmti.com torquesystems.com
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8201 109th St., Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158