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ized roof that prevents overheating in the summer and low plummeting temperatures in the winter, creating a much more comfortable work environment for employees. Addi- tionally, the high pressure sodium lighting throughout the entire facility was replaced with modern LED lights. “That’s a huge boost to morale for a company to demonstrate that its employees’ safety and happiness is foremost on the owners’ mind,” said Josh Rykard, who has been Sales Manager since 2018, starting with the company more than a decade earlier as a Regional Sales Manager. The offices were updated, as well. Originally called East Chicago Machine Company when opened just after the Second World War, the company was a machine shop that supported steel mills. In 1979, the first several bays were added to the facility and the balers began production
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from Crown Point. The office building was added in 1984, and the decor and layout had remained much the same until the Kadant takeover. Despite the company’s long history, at the time of Kadant’s purchase, Balemaster was only a second gener- ation company. It’s family feel remains intact. When Oren- chak was brought on board the two sons of the original owner were still at the helm of the company. The Balemaster management team compares the man- ufacturing process behind the company’s machines as completing a jigsaw puzzle. “One way to ensure quality is to have control over ev- ery step of the production process,” Golinski said, “from raw material entering the facility to a finished machine be- ing shipped out.” The manufacturing process at Balemaster is a dynam- CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 Balemaster’s manufacturing process is finely tuned, from re- ceiving raw materials all the way through shipping the final product and helping its customers with installation.
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