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John Barkley, Vice President and General Manager of D&S Manufacturing, announces that work has begun on a 9,300 square foot addition to their manufacturing facility. He explained that "the pursuit of our mission of long term growth, coupled with ongoing increases in sales make this the right time to follow through on expansion".

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Rob Bucek, Production Control Manager at D&S Manufacturing, will speak at this year's Industry Week - Best Plants Conference. His presentation titled "Using Operation Level Metrics to Drive Strategy Success" will be made jointly with Epicor, the maker of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system used by D&S.

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Joe Lane, Continuous Improvement Manager of D&S Manufacturing, and John Gulso, Operations Manager, will both serve as presenters at the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International PlateFab Workshop to be held at the Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA May 6-7. The focus of the workshop is to provide up to date information on plate fabrication operations through technical presentations, case studies and plant tours.

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John Barkley, Vice President and General Manager, and Sherri Hein, Human Resources Manager, were on hand at the recent meeting of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board to receive the Futuremakers Partner Award.

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Michael Dougherty, President of D&S Manufacturing, announced the acquisition of four new machining centers. The new equipment will increase machining capacity and allow for the retirement of well used equipment, thus preserving the company's commitment to expanding its capabilities and maintaining the most up to date equipment.

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To ensure continued local ownership of the company, and to reward the employees responsible for its success, Mike Dougherty, President of D&S Manufacturing, announces that through an additional stock purchase by our ESOP trustee, the company is now majority employee-owned. Dougherty explained that the decision to make D&S Manufacturing majority employee-owned ensures that the facility will stay in Black River Falls and employee owners will continue to be motivated, productive employees. Diligence and commitment have always been the tradition and hallmark of the talented D&S workforce. D&S has been a strong and positive presence in the Black River Falls community and D&S workers are a productive, contributing part of their community.

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Joe Lane, Continuous Improvement Manager of D&S Manufacturing, will serve as a presenter at the AWS National Robotic Arc Welding Conference & Exhibition 2013, announces Michael Dougherty, D&S Manufacturing President. The theme for this year's conference will be "People Make the Difference: Recipes for Robotic Arc Welding Solutions."

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Michael Dougherty, President of D&S Manufacturing, announces that to meet the goal of a sizable increase in their robotic welding envelop, the company has integrated a new cell system featuring 2 ABB IRB 2600 Six Axis Robots, 2 Lincoln Welding Power Supplies and an IRBP K Servo Positioner, all controlled by a single ABB IRC5 MultiMove Control.

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Michael Dougherty, President & CEO of D&S Manufacturing, announced that the company's recent enhancements to its painting resources have yielded significant time- and cost-savings and have expanded the organization's utilization of green technologies. "When investing in our new finishing capabilities, D&S has successfully demonstrated our commitment to providing the most value for our customers while addressing the comfort and health of our employees," he stated.

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Michael Dougherty, President & CEO of D&S Manufacturing, announced that the company will be significantly upgrading its off-line liquid spray painting, powder coating system and integrating powder coating capabilities within its production environment. “Soon, D&S will be home to one of the largest powder coating booths in the Midwest,” he stated.

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