day two
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, founded in Pullman 40 years ago, now has 2,500 employees across the world who invent, perfect, manufacture and support technology to improve and protect the electrical grid. SEL is 100 % employee owned. It sells products in 171 counties; more than 50 languages are spoken on their Pullman campus. All SEL electronic devices are manufactured in the U. S. A.
Andy Norton,( left) a factory manager for Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, started at SEL as a technician 28 years ago and worked his way up. He points to the location of the company’ s main Pullman production facility, which AWB visited as part of the Manufacturing Week bus tour.
Marie Dymkoski( right) of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce smiles after writing“ Pullman welcomes you” and signing the AWB Manufacturing Week bus. page 21