Twin Cities Chapter -CCAI
October Technology Tour
Gear Grid
Friday, October 17, 2008-- 9AM
 Tour limited to 50 persons


 GearGrid Corp. (Formerly Mid-Minnesota Wire and Manufacturing)

Since 1921, Mid-Minnesota Wire and Manufacturing, Inc., Forest Lake, MN has designed and manufactured durable steel tubing and wire products for a
 variety of applications. The company continues to offer wire forming to its customers, fabricating a variety of product solutions, such as Point of Purchase
(POP) Displays and wire components for OEM's of snowmobiles and ATV's.

In 1991, the company launched the GearGrid line of products aimed at storing firefighter turnout gear. This was quickly followed by products that store
other firefighting equipment including hose, SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) bottles, and air packs.

Given the success of this product line and a desire to brand other storage related products under the GearGrid brand, the company changed its name to
 GearGrid in June of this year.

Other product lines manufactured by GearGrid include Dry Creek Tack Rack equestrian storage products and Rotobend which provides machinery for
 wire forming and cutting for coaters looking to take hook and rack design and manufacturing in-house.

Gear Grid currently operates a coating system featuring 3 stage pretreatment and powder coating with both reclaim and spray to waste capabilities

Location: 670 SW 15th ST.
Forest Lake MN

 Directions: From the Twin Cities, take 35 E or 35 W, north to Forest Lake. Turn East on Broadway and then South on 12th St and right on 15th St.

Time: Registration: 9:00 AM
Orientation &Tour: 9:30 AM

Note: Please bring your safety glasses. Tour limited to 50 attendees. This is a plant tour. A continental Breakfast will be served during the
orientation before the tour

Cost: Members $10.00 Non-member $25.00
Reservations: Call/email Phil at 320-230-6282 / ccatc@charter.net by Friday October 10, 2008

 

                                                                            GearGrid Team that was responsible for our tour
 

                    

GearGrid President Don DeMorett receives TC Chapter plaque from TC President Pat Cullen               GearGrid parts pass through the powder booth

           

GearGrid employee demonstrates specialty wire forming           Mike Boyer, co-owner of GearGrid discusses company manufacturing operation

New member Rob Laubscher, President of Ceramic Industrial Coatings at his first TC Chapter meeting/tour of GearGrid Corporation