Kate Bruns

Kate Bruns is an associate editor at Insight on Business, connecting business and people in Northeast Wisconsin through her reporting. She leads Insight's manufacturing coverage and contributes to the award-winning Insight on Business print magazine, insightonbusiness.com and the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast. 

The Cool Stuff: HDC-100 Filling Line

Made by: HART Design & Mfg.  Green Bay You can’t have your cheese without...

The Cool Stuff: ecoMAX Cool

Made by: NPS Holdings  Green Bay A cold-chain container that is 100% curbside recyclable?...

The Cool Stuff: GO-3 Water Bottle Cap

Made by: Roving Blue  Lena Finalist, 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards The latest in a collection...

The Cool Stuff: Striker Volterra Electric Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle

Made by: Oshkosh Airport Products  Neenah Introduced alongside Pierce Manufacturing’s municipal Volterra electric pumper,...

The Cool Stuff: Big Blue

Made by: Broadwind Heavy Fabrications  Manitowoc Winner, 2021 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Does it...

The Cool Stuff: RAK’N Pak Recycle Bag System

Made by: PolyWrap Recycling  Sheboygan Stories of this invention last year graced the pages...

The Cool Stuff: Bevi Bottleless Water Dispenser

Made by: Plexus  Appleton Winner, 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Someone has to rise...

The Cool Stuff: Applewood Smoked Bacon

Made by: Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats  Wittenberg Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year, 2020 When Nueske’s...

The Cool Stuff: Beer Tap Handles

Made by: Hankscraft AJS  Random Lake For 37 years, some of the world’s most...

The Cool Stuff: Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

Made by: Oshkosh Defense  Oshkosh Winner, 2017 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Last June, Oshkosh...