Wisconsin has a rich manufacturing history.
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Bob Grohall works at the CNH manufacturing plant. Jerome Case founded the company as Racine Threshing Machine Works in 1842.
Jorgen Axelsen is one of a few hundred people who work at the CNH manufacturing plant. The company was founded in 1842 and is part of Wisconsin's rich manufacturing history.
In 1869, the Case Threshing Machine Company produced the first steam-powered tractor.
Case
The Farmall tractor was first sold in 1923 by International Harvester, which is now part of CNH Industrial.
Melanie Hernandez works at CNH.
Jorgen Axelsen, right, and Natalie Miller work at the CNH manufacturing plant on April 24. The company started in Racine in 1842.
Nicknamed “The Glass Palace,” the headquarters of the Oshkosh Corp. was built in 2019. Its address is 1917 Four Wheel Drive, a nod to the company’s origin.
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is one of many vehicles that Oshkosh Corporation has produced for the U.S. Army.
First sold in 1924 as a cold cream and makeup remover, the paper company Kimberly-Clark in 1930 began marketing the product as a disposable handkerchief. Today, the paper is so ubiquitous that many people simply refer to all facial tissues as Kleenex.
Kimberly-Clark, 1111 Henry St., Neenah
A.O. Smith's original machine shop in Milwaukee on what is now North 2nd Street. The company started in Milwaukee in 1874 and is still headquartered there.
Henry Ford, left, challenged A.O. Smith to produce 10,000 frames for his new Model N vehicle. Smith and his men produced the order, establishing A.O. Smith as the leading frame manufacturer in North America.
In 1949, A. O. Smith introduced the Harvestore structure, a glass-fused-to-steel silo targeted at dairy and livestock operations. Over the next 50 years, A. O. Smith installed more than 70,000 structures on farms throughout the world.
A day at the Racine CNH manufacturing plant
Jorgen Axelsen, right, and Natalie Miller work at the CNH manufacturing plant on April 24. The company started in Racine in 1842.
Bob Grohall works at the CNH manufacturing plant. Jerome Case founded the company as Racine Threshing Machine Works in 1842.
Jorgen Axelsen is one of a few hundred people who work at the CNH manufacturing plant. The company was founded in 1842 and is part of Wisconsin's rich manufacturing history.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
Melanie Hernandez works at CNH.
Dan Lesner was one of many employees working at CNH on April 24.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
A Farmall tractor sits at the CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
A tractor sits in the CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
Ricardo Ramirez works at the CNH manufacturing plant on April 24.
A steam engine at the CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
Chase Schiesl was one of many employees working at CNH on April 24.
Case Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
A tractor sits at the CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine Experience Center, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
A tractor is tested at the CNH Racine manufacturing plant.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
CNH Racine manufacturing plant, 2701 Oakes Road.
