Northeast Wisconsin products up for “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin 2023″

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Northeast Wisconsin manufacturers have a chance to dominate the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.”

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced 115 products for the 8th year of the competition. Thirty of them are made in our corner of Wisconsin.

People are asked to vote until next Tuesday to narrow the list, then the top 16 vote-getters will be placed in a weekly, bracket-style competition.

The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin in 2023 will be declared in Madison on Oct. 19.

CLICK HERE to see all of the nominees and vote

Manufacturers in Northeast Wisconsin won the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” 4 of the last 7 years: Pierce Manufacturing’s electric fire truck (2022), Broadwind Heavy Fabrication 140-ton Navy crane (2021), Uncle Mike’s Bake Shoppe sea salt caramel pecan kringle (2018) and Oshkosh Defense’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (2017).

This year’s nominees from Northeast Wisconsin are:

Screw press separator by Al-Ins Enterprises, Fond du Lac
All American canner by All American 1930, Manitowoc
Ammunition and brass casings by Ammo Inc., Manitowoc
Ariens 90th anniversary limited-edition Sno-Thro by Ariensco, Brillion
Skee-Ball by Bay Tek Entertainment, Pulaski
Benshot Propeller Glass by Benshot, Appleton
Cheese box by Dufeck Manufacturing, Denmark
Gourmet popcorn by Faris Gourmet Popcorn, Fond du Lac
Curb Shark by Fluid System Components, De Pere
Beer tap handles by Hankscraft AJS, Random Lake
HCC/HPC-100 cream cheese and process cheese filling line by Hart Design & Manufacturing, Green Bay
CB25SD forklift by Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp., De Pere
Gator XUV 835R Signature Edition by John Deere Horicon Works, Horicon
Sway lounge seating by KI, Green Bay
Jolly Good Soda by Krier Foods, Random Lake
Variable width mobile boat hoists by Marine Travelift Inc., Sturgeon Bay
Ecomax Cool by NPS Holdings, Green Bay
Applewood smoked bacon by Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats, Wittenberg
Smokey Woods by Omnia Wood Products, Crivitz
Bevi bottle-less water dispensers by Plexus Corp., Appleton
Rack’N Pak Recycle Bagging System by Polywrap Recycling, Sheboygan
Primary pallets by Primary Products, Brillion
Autonomous mowers by RC Mowers, Suamico
Boots and shoes by Russell Moccasin Co., Berlin
SAS Extreme Auto Processor by SAS Forks, Luxemburg
Dauntless maple syrup evaporator by Smoky Lake Maple Products, Hilbert
Mushroom gin by Sturgeon Spirits Craft Distillery, Oshkosh
Desert Storm-edition chair by Vyper Industrial, Green Bay
Waupaca Soy Candle by Wanderlust Scents, Waupaca
12″ cast iron backhoe bucket attachment by Waupaca Foundry, Marinette

CLICK HERE to see all of the nominees and vote

The annual online competition seeks to promote Wisconsin-made products to a wider audience.

“Not only do these companies make products that are used all over the world -- and even in outer space -- they provide rewarding careers and support their local communities,” WMC Vice President of Communications & Marketing Nick Novak said.

Individuals can vote once per day per device. Voting to choose the 16 finalists ends at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26.