MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Five products made in Northeast Wisconsin advanced in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest.
The annual contest announced the top 16 products moving on to Manufacturing Madness – a head-to-head bracket-style tournament.
The top 16 products are:
#1 Seed: Plexus Corp. –Appleton: Bevi Bottleless Water Dispensers
#2 Seed: Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats –Wittenberg: Applewood Smoked Bacon
#3 Seed: AriensCo. –Brillion: Ariens 90th Anniversary Limited Edition Sno-Thro
#4 Seed: Foxconn Industrial Internet –Mount Pleasant: Data Server
#5 Seed: Milwaukee Tool –Mukwonago: Bolt Safety Helmet (USA) Type 2
#6 Seed: Krier Foods –Random Lake: Jolly Good Soda
#7 Seed: Midwest Products–Germantown: Mighty Hoop
#8 Seed: John Deere Horicon Works –Horicon: Gator XUV 835R Signature Edition
#9 Seed: 7fifteen Motorworks –Three Lakes: Troy Indy Special
#10 Seed: Cedar Valley –Belgium: String Cheese
#11 Seed: Stoughton Trailers –Stoughton: Dry Van Trailer
#12 Seed: Thorogood –Merrill: American Heritage Tobacco Safety Toe Work Boot
#13 Seed: Bay Tek Entertainment, Inc. –Pulaski: Skee-Ball
#14 Seed: Minocqua Popcorn and Puffs –Minocqua: Minocqua Popcorn and Puffs
#15 Seed: AMMO, Inc. –Manitowoc: Ammunition and Brass Casings
#16 Seed: Fisher Barton –Watertown: LaserEdge Lawn Mower Blade
The first round of Manufacturing Madness will consist of eight head-to-head matchups that will determine the Top 8 Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin.
Voting begins on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Manufacturers, consumers and the public are invited to vote daily in each of the matchups at madeinwis.com.
