Video Transcript
Melinda Davenport (voiceover):
Did you know that Milwaukee is considered the bearing-creation capital of the United States? In this week’s Made in Wisconsin, we’re showing you how one Milwaukee company makes bearings from start to finish. It takes meticulous precision to create a metal component responsible for keeping things moving.
Dave Suter:
Bearings are used wherever you have motion. We specialize in what’s called babbitt bearings.
Melinda Davenport (voiceover):
Since 1971, Krueger Bearings has mastered this process. When you think of bearings, you might picture the kind used on a skateboard — but here, they’re made on a much larger scale.
Dave Suter:
The bearings we manufacture here can be as large as 48 inches in diameter.
(Dave spreads his arms wide to demonstrate the size.)
Melinda Davenport:
And you’ll find them used in oil rigs, compressors, engines, and wind turbines.
Dave Suter:
Then we cast the babbitt material into the shell.
Melinda Davenport:
Are you proud of the work you do here in the Badger State?
Dave Suter:
I would put the American worker up against anybody. Pound for pound, we have some of the most skilled people you’ll find. That’s one of the reasons Milwaukee is where machining gets done.
Melinda Davenport (voiceover):
Work done on a massive scale — helping keep America moving. In Milwaukee, I’m Melinda Davenport for WISN 12 News.