A Partnership Wired for Sustainable Success
By Greg Haas, Account Manager at Werner Electric
Werner Electric collaborates jointly with Harmony Enterprises in making modifications and advancements to Harmony’s control system designs to help Harmony remain a leader in their industry, while also providing direction to Harmony towards remaining in compliance with the latest industry standards. This partnership has certainly been one wired for sustainable success. Located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Suburb of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Werner Electric provides our customers with premier products matched with unparalleled capabilities and services serving the contractor, industrial and OEM markets.
About Werner Electric
Werner Electric actually began in 1920 under the name of Northland Electric. Our acquisition in 2001 by our Joint Venture Partners Van Meter in Iowa and Werner Electric of Wisconsin enables all three companies to share resources and best practices to surpass industry standards of growth year after year. Werner Electric currently employs 230 employees within our seven branch locations. Our branch locations are in Cottage Grove, Eau Claire, La Crescent, Mankato, Owatonna, Rochester, and St. Cloud.
Collectively, we are the 18th largest electrical distributor in the United States. Alongside our solid full line Electrical Distribution foundation, we stand amongst the top 5 distributors of Rockwell Automation products worldwide (see Rockwell Automation/ Harmony Enterprises Case Study here). With 28 In-house Engineers specializing in the Automation products we distribute, we provide immediate, solution-centric problem-solving assistance for any application need. We are a team of knowledgeable individuals dedicated to being an extension of your company delivering integrity, support, and service. We are your business’ competitive advantage.
The Start of a Great Team
I first started calling on Harmony Enterprises in 1987. It started with a cold call at the beginning and has turned into great working partnership over the 25 years. Werner Electric and Harmony are a great team because the strengths of all individuals complement each other, and when coupled together, they form a working relationship and level of expertise that can conquer the most difficult design challenges, while producing unrivaled products utilizing the latest cutting edge technologies.
Working with all Harmony Technologies
We have worked with a variety of Harmony equipment including the SP20 SmartPack Automatic Trash Compactor, M60STD vertical baler, and the SSG2 horizontal baler. These products represent the most basic designs, the mid-range, and the largest and most advance technologies in the line of products that Harmony Enterprises produces.
“Kitting” Electrical Controls for Baler
Werner Electric does a “kitting process” and some assembly as a value added service for the electrical controls for many of the balers at Harmony Enterprises. With some of the kits, the products are actually run through a vision system to ensure proper products are selected and put in the correct location. This process allows Harmony to use less labor in producing and building their panels. The enclosures in the kits come with holes already pre-punched in them so Harmony does not need to spend labor punching them. They are ready to go right out of the kit to have conduit or devices installed.
Looking to the Future
There has been a good many instances of collaboration over the years on designs and technical assistance to further improve or define the balers Harmony sells all over the world. One example of these solutions leading to sustainable success is the custom horizontal baler that was designed for a multi-national bottling company. It’s been a great partnership and we’re excited about the future and where it’s going to take us.
