________________________________________________________________________ Saginaw
Control & Engineering
Specializing in standard stock and custom electrical enclosures, family-owned manufacturer, Saginaw Control & Engineering( SCE), represents the finest in quality US manufacturing. Forged from humble roots, the business was originally established in a garage but, with decades of hard work, passion and expertise, has since grown into a leading partner within the electrical industry. The company currently boasts seven locations across six states, with two stateof-the-art production facilities in Michigan.
Utilizing specialty equipment, cutting-edge technology and innovative manufacturing processes, SCE offers its customers a vast scope of custom capabilities and metal services, including high-tech welding and fiber-optic laser cutting. This provides a truly custom-made experience centered around the highest standards of customer care, whilst its extensive portfolio presents a wide selection of standard stock enclosures and customized enclosure solutions – including NEMA Types 1, 3, 3R, 4, 4X and 12 – suited to a multitude of different applications, requirements, and industries.
With more than 60 years of manufacturing excellence, Saginaw Control continues its trajectory of innovation and improvement, providing only the very best service for its customers. To learn more about the company’ s operations and plans, Manufacturing Today sat down with Scott Baldauf, Vice President, who starts by sharing the business’ backstory.
My grandfather, a Navy veteran, founded the company in his garage in 1963 doing electrical and field service work
“ My grandfather, a Navy veteran, founded the company in his garage in 1963 doing electrical and field service work,” Scott begins.“ Soon after, he moved to his mother’ s garage as it was a little bigger, and then started building the plant in the early 60s on his family farm. He started wiring electrical enclosures at this time and before long a customer approached him asking for a wired enclosure. My grandfather started calling around for parts for the project and managed to find every component but the enclosure itself. Thankfully, my grandfather who was born on a farm knew how to weld, so he fabricated the enclosure and wired it himself.“ The company then started to provide both sheet metal and enclosure fabrication as well as electrical wiring services up until the early 80s. At that point, we decided to
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