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Kinzeman Takes Flight on a High Altitude Balloon

On Saturday, July 12, KinzeMan boldly went where few mascots have gone before. That day a group of students from Williamsburg teamed with Kinze employees to conduct an epic balloon launch – sending KinzeMan and a capsule containing cameras and a GPS transponder soaring over 100,000 feet into the stratosphere....

Space Bound! Kinze Helps Williamsburg Students Explore the Outer Limits of Earth’s Atmosphere

The Mission: High Altitude Balloon Fun The Date: Saturday, July 12th • 9:30 a.m. Launch The Goal: A high-altitude balloon (HAB) exploratory excursion – and a space walk by The Kinze Man – at approximately 105,000 feet above sea level. The Location: Kinze Manufacturing, Williamsburg, IA (Staging by the Williamsburg H.S. Robotics...

Have You Visited the Underground Tunnels at Kinze?

Typically, not much thought goes into the process of connecting a company’s factory floor to the executive and administrative offices. But, Kinze is not your typical thinker. When we made the decision to build our new state-of-the-art office building in 2010, “connectivity” was one of the first things on our...

Spring Planting Photos From Around the World

Have you seen your picture? Earlier this month, we started receiving pictures of 2014 spring planting photos from Kinze owners from around the world. So, we asked our Facebook and Twitter friends to send theirs as well. Check them out! They’re coming from the USA, Canada, Italy, Slovakia and several other...

Music Meets Manufacturing: Kinze Supports Local Music Education

Dozens of studies suggest there’s a direct correlation (and generally, a positive effect) between music and human behavior – particularly in the areas of academics, intelligence, personality, math, concentration, happiness and language. And yet, isn’t it ironic that one of the most positive influences in education and human behavior seems...

How the Kinze Grain Cart Got Its Start

For over 35 years a giant Kinze grain cart has been hoisted in the air above the Williamsburg, IA exit 216 on I-80. Why? Because it represents the first major product innovation developed and manufactured (1971) by Jon Kinzenbaw and what was then his new upstart company, Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.The...