US rigging manufacturer Peerless Chain - part of Kito Crosby - has opened a new facility at its plant in Winona, Minnesota.
The Peerless plant in Winona
The multi million dollar project, which has taken several years to complete, includes a continuous plating system used on the chain production lines. The new system adds a proprietary coating to the chain that prevents rust and corrosion. It also features an automated monitoring system and increased air handling systems. The plant is heavily vertically integrated, converting the basic raw material into the finished product onsite.
All employees were invited to the formal opening ceremony
Peerless president George Kosidowski said: “This investment will enhance our internal processes, and improve our service levels to customers and scale our operations to cope with increasing demand."
((L-R) Front row: Jon Backes of Americas Lifting Hardware, Sam Cicinelli, Brian Bryant, Jana Kirch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers leadership - IAMAW - with Yoshio Kito and Robert Deselof Kito Crosby. Back row: Vinny Addeo, Rick Mickschl and Jody Bennett of the IAMAW with George Kosidowski of Peerless and Andrew Peltier of the IAMAW . The Kito Crosby brand was adopted in October after equipment and accessories manufacturer Crosby merged with Kito, following the acquisition of Kito by Crosby's owner KKR in 2022. Peerless had been a Kito company.
If you want to gain an idea of the plant the following video will help it was produced six years ago but it still provides a sense of the plant
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