Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group on Wednesday announced the Top 16 products moving on in the 10th annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest.
Over 15,000 votes were cast to determine which Wisconsin-made products will advance to Manufacturing Madness — a head-to-head, tournament-style bracket competition.
The Top 16 products include:
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No. 1 Seed — Carbliss (Carbliss, Plymouth);
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No. 2 Seed — Genesis Work Boots (Thorogood, Merrill);
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No. 3 Seed — Search and Rescue 1000 Island Airboat (1000 Island Airboats, Marion);
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No. 4 Seed — XUV 845M Gator Utility Vehicle (John Deere, Horicon);
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No. 5 Seed — Comfort Custom Seating System (Permobil, New Berlin);
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No. 6 Seed — Brawny 3-Ply Paper Towel (Georgia-Pacific, Green Bay);
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No. 7 Seed — The Maple Shot 10 pack carton (The Maple Dude, Granton);
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No. 8 Seed — 38 VTR (Cruisers Yachts, Oconto);
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No. 9 Seed — Milorganite Fertilizer (Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee);
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No. 10 Seed — Massive Generator Enclosure (EK Machine, Fall River);
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No. 11 Seed — Sargento Natural American Sliced Cheese (Sargento, Plymouth);
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No. 12 Seed — Turntable Swing Gate (Pack Air Inc., Neenah);
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No. 13 Seed — Kikkoman Soy Sauce (Kikkoman Foods Inc., Walworth);
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No. 14 Seed — Model 60 Slant Ice Merchandiser (Leer Inc., New Lisbon);
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No. 15 Seed — Extrication Tools (TNT Rescue Systems, Hartland); and
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No. 16 Seed — Toro Dingo Compact Utility Loader (The Toro Co., Tomah).
Voting in this first round of the Manufacturing Madness tournament kicked off at 8 a.m. on Oct. 2 and will go through 5 p.m. on Oct. 7.
Manufacturers, consumers, and the public are encouraged to vote once per day, per email to help determine the Top 8, which will be announced Oct. 8.
Ultimately, this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin will be announced at WMC’s Business Day event in Madison on Oct. 23. Learn more and vote here.
