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Jon Kinzenbaw Named 2015 Hero in American Ag by Silos and Smokestacks

Jon Kinzenbaw has spent 50 years improving the way farmers plant and harvest their crops. The Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) recently recognized Jon’s incredible legacy of innovation by naming him its 2015 Hero in American Agriculture, which honors a catalyst who has revolutionized the industry of agriculture...
April 27, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze Innovation Center

New Kinze Software Engineering Center to Support Innovative Product Initiatives

A new dedicated software engineering center, which develops new technologies and software support for Kinze’s leading-edge planter, grain cart and autonomy-driven product lines, has just recently opened in North Liberty, Iowa. The 2800-sq ft. facility, which opened in early December, currently houses five software engineers, with plans to increase staff...
January 12, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze Innovation Center

Kinze Celebrates 50 Years of Disruptive Innovation

Has it really been 50 years? Hard to believe but it’s true. Kinze turns 50 this year. It was 1965 when my dad, Jon Kinzenbaw took out a small bank loan and founded Kinze Welding in Victor, Iowa. In the early days, the 21-year-old entrepreneur kept the doors open by performing whatever...
January 8, 2015 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze Innovation Center

A Good Way to Grow: a Look at Kinze Expansion Through the Years

If you’re not growing, you’re dying – or so the saying goes. At the same time, growing too rapidly can leave a company stretched beyond its production needs and create financial perils that can be difficult to overcome.   At Kinze, we have always pursued expansion cautiously - developing new...
September 22, 2014 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze Innovation Center

Kinze in Rewind: a Look Back at Our Ads of Yesteryear

“Look What We Can Build” In the early days, Kinze built its reputation on custom-built equipment for local farmers in the Williamsburg area. This local Williamsburg newspaper ad (pictured below) for Kinze Welding (1966) featured a custom-built 550-bushel grain and heralded the first-ever auger-unloading model. It was designed with two...
September 8, 2014 by Kinze Manufacturing
In Innovation in Agriculture , Kinze Innovation Center

A Throwback to the 70s and 80s Featuring Old Kinze Advertisements

Because of the popularity of our Throwback Thursday posts on Facebook and Twitter, we’ve started a new, nostalgic series of blog posts that showcase some of the old ads, brochures and articles, which chronicled Kinze innovations throughout our nearly 50 year history. Multi-row Mobility The 1970s: Kinze gets into the...
August 4, 2014 by Kinze Manufacturing