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Reporter Frank Stanko from the Wahpeton Daily News joined us on September 23 for an employee meeting where our CEO, Tom Shorma, shared news that WCCO had again received the 50 Best Places to Work Award from Prairie Business Magazine. The award is given to companies based on feedback from employees at the company who are polled on a variety of topics.

WCCO Belting, Inc., was named to the 2021 Prairie Business Magazine '50 Best Places to Work' list based on nominations from employees at the company. This is the company's seventh time winning the award.

Grainews spoke with Chad Haugen, senior engineer of product development at WCCO Belting, about tips to keep belts on farm equipment in working order.

Every summer, WCCO Belting hires engineering interns to provide hands-on training to students while supporting the company. Before our interns went back to school, we interviewed them to learn more about their summer with us.

WCCO Belting's Mike Schroeder shares insight for the recycling industry about how cleated belting can benefit a recycling operation.

Mark Beyer, Senior Product Development Engineer at WCCO Belting and Alumnus NDSCS, wrote an article for the college's Alumni Review Magazine about innovation at WCCO Belting.

DuWayne Cookman, Automation Engineer at WCCO Belting, shares how WCCO Belting embraces automation, not to replace jobs, but to enhance roles and processes to ensure our production facility runs smoothly and efficiently, and to help avoid employee burnout.

DTN Progressive Farmer included information about our new Raptor Edge Defender in their latest equipment roundup. 

WCCO Belting’s patented Edge Defender™ cleat for combine harvest headers (draper platforms) is now available for aftermarket distribution and to agricultural equipment manufacturers worldwide. The angled cleat design increases yield with product flow control technology that directs crop to the center of the draper and onto the feeder belt. It also reduces downtime from buildup under the belt by pulling crop away from the cutting edge.

WCCO Belting's Rod Koch, our Vice President of Operations, wrote an article for Industry Today, in honor of National Safety Month in June, about how the company practices and promotes safety on the manufacturing floor.