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agricultural engineering graduate who has worked at BBM for four years. His work entails creating new products, custom fixtures, designing single parts or creating complex assemblies as needs may arise in-house. “I enjoy working here mostly because of the constant change in workflow. I’ve built and designed so many things in the course of my time here ... A lot of companies will reach out to us because of our short timeframes and what we can do,” he said, which he attributes to “the nature of the facility, the resources we can allocate to a project, and the people we can provide.” Specialty equipment at Bauer includes a Tanaka LMRV TF6000 plate laser, measuring 120 ft. long by 10 ft. wide, and two Mazak 3D FABRI GEAR 300 tube lasers, a niche product that can deal with up to 50-ft. tubes. For high production weldments, Bauer has two robotic welding cells — a Lincoln Electric System 55 and a Wolf Robot (that can hold up to 7,000 lbs.). Two paint booths — a powder gun booth and a liquid gun booth — allow for larger paint components and custom manufacturing. When it comes to custom clients, work begins with creating a 3D model of the product that is shared with manufacturing engi-
The side dump trailer was designed with contractors in mind to meet their needs for various jobs in soft conditions and has seen growing demand through the Midwest.
neers “on how we want to process it in our facility.” The order is released to the shop where it then gets welded, painted and assembled. BBM’s primary markets are construction and agriculture. Among the top product lines are the SD-36 off-road side-dump trailer and the SMS-32 manure spreader. One is a 40ton off-road side-dump and the other is a 35ton industrial strength manure spreader for custom applicators. The side dump trailer
was designed with contractors in mind to meet their needs for various jobs in soft conditions and has seen growing demand through the Midwest. It moves material faster, offers ease of operation and durability and is priced competitively, according to the manufacturer. Features include hydraulic suspension and capacity, 360-degree rollover hitch with either ag or gooseneck hitch-style option, self-steer rear axle and triple-axle design and
tandem option. Recent customers include Fehn Companies in Minnesota, Murphy Excavating in Kentucky and Waringa Farming in Australia. With business ramping up again this year following the slump brought on by the pandemic, BBM is eyeing markets on both coasts and internationally. While the pandemic did affect BBM with production going slow as some of the companies it worked with were affected, there was no direct impact within the company itself. With a spacious manufacturing facility and staff spread out across functions, the offices and factories never closed, and there were no local county-mandated closures. Johnson did share that finding skilled labor is a challenge “as a whole in the manufacturing industry. In an effort to build the future of manufacturing, BBM is engaged with the area community colleges and high school career academies promoting the theory that a skilled trade is more than a job, it is a career without the burden of debt associated with bachelor’s degrees.” Another challenge is being able to compete economically in a niche area of the industry. Despite that, he voiced promise in business picking up again and demand for Bauer’s trailers on the rise. CEG
