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As we reflect on the past year, we see multiple themes come to the forefront for our business: growth, change, accomplishment, acknowledgment, strength, and leadership. These commonalities in the highlights of our year can be seen in everything from the acquisition of WCCO Belting and starting a new era in Continental’s Conveying Solutions business area, to the seven awards we earned from local and national sources, to demonstrating increased thought leadership through various articles and media interviews in the industries in which we do business. Read on to learn about all the ways 2022 was a pivotal year for WCCO Belting.

WCCO Belting earned the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) ‘Exporter of the Year’ Award at the organization’s 2022 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on December 13, 2022. The company was one of eight companies across the country to earn the award. Read the press release to learn more.

Learn more about our next generation of RAPTOR® Draper Headers with a new surface feature – the Edge Defender™ – with this product Q&A.

Our own Mike Schroeder was interviewed by Aggregates Business for an article about innovations in conveying for industrial applications, specifically quarrying. He talked in-depth about WCCO's Direct X belting technology and the impressive results from field testing. Read on to learn how this belt is innovating quarries across the globe.

Chad Haugen, senior product development engineer at WCCO Belting, wrote an article outlining tips - and benefits - of belting preventative maintenance for draper headers and balers to help farmers and their farm operation be more successful.

Our former CEO, Tom Shorma, was interviewed on the Conquering Chaos podcast, a show for manufacturing leaders. On the podcast, Tom shared insights into how WCCO Belting increased throughput by 20%, retained talent, and created an environment where anyone within the organization can contribute to the growth of the company.

Danielle "Dani" Renham, our Senior Quality Engineer, was interviewed on Mavens of Manufacturing podcast to talk about her experience in engineering and manufacturing. Listen in to learn about how she got her unexpected start in engineering and manufacturing, and how her team impacts feeding the world.

When spring hits, our team gets excited to welcome college interns into the business. Our employees revel in the students’ enthusiasm and desire to learn while working together on high-impact projects tied to our annual goals. Learn more about our summer interns in this Q&A blog post!

WCCO is honored to have earned a place on Prairie Business Magazine's list of 50 Best Places to Work in 2022! This is the eighth time the company has earned this honor, thanks to our wonderful employees!

WCCO Belting is proud to have been named to the 2022 Fast Company 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators list. In an article introducing the winners, WCCO got a special mention.