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The WCCO Belting team took time to look back on 2021 to share with you how the company approached the year given the many challenges that the manufacturing industry experienced and also shared successes and highlights.

In this article, WCCO's Mike Schroeder, shares information about how to pinpoint and troubleshoot common complications with conveyor belts in the potato storing process.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Northern Plains Chapter named WCCO Belting as a 2021 winner of the ‘Cooperate Leadership in Philanthropy Award.’ The award honors a corporation or its corporate foundation that demonstrates outstanding commitment through financial support and through encouragement and motivation of others to take leadership roles toward philanthropy and community involvement.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Northern Plains Chapter named WCCO Belting as a 2021 winner of the “Cooperate Leadership in Philanthropy Award.” The award was presented on November 16, the day after National Philanthropy Day.

Supporting the local community is a longstanding tradition for the Shorma family, which founded WCCO Belting, and continues today through the company's CREW Team, which has made significant progress involving employees in company efforts to support and engage with the local community. In honor of their community support, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northern Plains Chapter awarded WCCO Belting with the Cooperate Leadership in Philanthropy Award.

In this article, WCCO's Mike Schroeder highlights the multitude of benefits experienced in the aggregates industry by using impact-resistant rubber conveyor belting specifically in minerals product processing applications.

In the week leading up to October 1’s National Manufacturing Day, we held an ‘Employee Appreciation Week’ which kicked off with the announcement that WCCO Belting had again been named to the Prairie Business Magazine list of 50 Best Places to Work! To learn more about how we celebrated, check out our blog post about the week.

WDAY-TV reporter Ben Morris joined us on National Manufacturing Day, October 1, for a tour of our production facility and to talk about manufacturing in North Dakota.

Teaching safety at WCCO Belting comes naturally to us. As a family-owned business, employees are like family, which is why we offer several training courses that benefit employees both at work and at home. In fact, one employee recently saved her daughter's life because of the skills she gained from taking a safety course at WCCO Belting. Learn more about how our trainings help employees on the job and at home.

Automation Engineer, DuWayne Cookman, authored an article about how automation can enhance roles and processes and help avoid employee burnout.