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The employee owners of Windings, Inc. welcome Jim Gertsen, Director of Quality, to the organization. As Quality function leader, Jim will be instrumental in overseeing compliance with Windings’ Quality Management System and ensuring that employee commitment to a high standard of quality is met or exceeded at all times.

Jim comes to Windings with over 35 years of experience in quality, primarily in major Automotive, Aerospace, and commercial manufacturing companies. For the last 25 years, he’s held responsibility for the implementation of ISO-9000, AS-9100, TS-16949 along with other certification standards.

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Heather Braimbridge-Cox, President and CEO of Windings, Inc.

What specifically is the most important or surprising thing Windings has done to develop a culture of ownership? Promoting transparency. We’re an open book management company and we share our results openly, including the financials. We share our sales, sales by product, gross profits, and net profits every month and break these up by market segments and other important metrics so employee-owners can see how we’re trending towards our plan. (more…)

Investment will consolidate 3 facilities into one, allow for planned growth

NEW ULM, MN – On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Windings, Inc. held a ground breaking ceremony at its recently purchased facility located at 15 Somsen Street in New Ulm, MN. Expansion and renovation to the newly acquired facility, formerly owned by Elkay Manufacturing, is expected to commence in January, 2019 with interior renovations to the existing structure and an 10,000 square foot addition. (more…)

The Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) will host their 26th Technical Conference (TechCon) on October 17, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a leading stator, rotor and custom motor manufacturer, Windings has been selected to present during Tuesday’s afternoon technology sessions.

TechCon provides the latest updates on motion control, motors and related automation. Blaine Alderks, Product Development Engineer at Windings, will present on “Motor Slot Fill and Design for Manufacturability.”  (more…)