#whyBTD – Caitlyn Mathis, production setup, Dawsonville, GA
Why did you join BTD? I thought it was a great financial opportunity out of school. What did you know about manufacturing and/or BTD prior to starting to work here? Absolutely nothing. I came in with no experience and was able to learn the job with help from my team. How have you navigated the…
Read More#whyBTD – Trevor Stilke, manufacturing leader, Detroit Lakes, MN
Trevor started his career in Detroit Lakes, MN in 2011 and over the years has worked in many departments, including Robot weld, Welding, Fabrication and Tubing. His career at BTD has allowed him to learn a variety of skills through a variety of roles that have taken him from a production operator to a production…
Read More#whyBTD-Taylor Mundahl, Welding shift lead, Lakeville, MN
Why did you join BTD? Years ago I found out I was going to be a father and needed a stable job/career. I was referred by an employee of BTD who is still with the company as well. What did you know about manufacturing and/or BTD prior to starting here? When I first started…
Read More#whyBTD – Keith Yonemura, L&D Lead, Detroit Lakes
Keith started at BTD in April 2018 as a Sheet Laser Set Up. He came to BTD for an opportunity to work with our production laser. Since then, Keith grew into his role as Fabrication lead and in July 2022 he accepted his current position as L&D Leader. What do you like best about…
Read MoreThe FABRICATOR Magazine Highlights BTD’s Award-Winning Safety Culture
Safety at BTD is No. 1 and our team has worked hard to make each of our facilities some of the safest in manufacturing. In fact, the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International awarded our Lakeville, Minnesota location with the 2022 Safety Award of Honor and three of our locations with the Safety Award of Merit,…
Read MoreWe’re #2 on the FAB 40 list!
The Fabricator, a monthly print and digital publication that focuses on the metal forming industry, has named BTD Manufacturing No. 2 on its FAB 40 list. This is the sixth year in a row we’ve landed in the top three, which recognizes our company as the second-largest metal fabrication operation in the U.S. It also…
Read MoreAligning all four of our locations with new equipment
We believe as a manufacturer it’s our responsibility to provide our customers like you with the right parts and to do it while meeting your delivery requirements. To ensure we can achieve this as demand grows, we’ve invested in new, light fabrication equipment at our Washington, Illinois facility. A new 10K laser is optimizing cutting…
Read MoreBTD Receives Safety Awards
BTD Manufacturing has received a Safety Award of Honor from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) at our Tooling facility in Lakeville, Minnesota. FMA also awarded BTD’s Detroit Lakes, Lakeville and Dawsonville locations with Safety Awards of Merit. The FMA/CNA Annual Safety Awards, which are open to all FMA company members, recognize metal fabrication…
Read MoreWe’re fulfilling growing demand with new equipment
Our Dawsonville, Georgia and Washington, Illinois facilities have each added a 10,000-watt fiber sheet laser to their setup, allowing us to meet the needs of our customers while ensuring efficiency and quality are optimized. The Mitsubishi 3015 GX-F 10K fiber sheet lasers feature an auto pallet changer and can be used with sheets as big…
Read More#whyBTD – Taylor Meyer, shift lead, Lakeville, MN
Why did you join BTD? I joined BTD for many reasons. If you have stepped into BTD before, you have heard of the immense amount of opportunities for growth that are given. You can ask almost anyone in a leadership position and it is almost a given that they have held multiple titles previous to…
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