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April 15, 2021

MARINETTE, WI – Winsert, Inc. has earned recognition again as a Partner-level supplier in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program.  The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating.  Winsert has received “Partner-level Supplier” status for 10 consecutive years and was inducted into the John Deere Supplier Hall of Fame.  In 2018, Winsert was also chosen as the John Deere Power Systems Supplier of the Year.  The Marinette, Wisconsin-based company was selected for the honors in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality as well as its commitment to continuous improvement.

Winsert is a supplier of valve seat inserts to John Deere’s operations in Waterloo, IA, Springfield, MO, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, and Saran, France.

“Winsert is blessed to have such a talented and skilled workforce to produce John Deere products”, said Trisha Dickinson Lemery, Winsert’s president & CEO.  “Our employees are proud of the work they do and we are thankful to have John Deere included in our OEM customer base for all these years, and we look forward to what the future brings.”

Suppliers who participate in the Achieving Excellence program are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.

About Winsert: Winsert is a leading global provider of innovative alloy solutions. In addition to manufacturing components in traditional common trade materials, Winsert utilizes patented and proprietary alloys to develop fast, effective, and affordable solutions for their OEM partners.  Winsert’s alloys serve as true replacement materials for expensive high cobalt and nickel content materials.  With the ever-fluctuating metal markets and cobalt instability, Winsert’s patented and proprietary alloys provide peace of mind in terms of proven performance as well as cost savings and cost stability.  Winsert provides corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant, and high temperature alloys for various applications within internal combustion engines, power generation, emission controls, industrial valves, aerospace, and food processing.