About

At G3 Industries, we are more than a contract manufacturer — we are a strategic partner to leading OEMs across industries like agriculture, construction, material handling, and beyond.

Founded in 1993 by Jim Frings, G3 Industries has grown into a dynamic, privately-held company with over 350 employees across two Wisconsin facilities — Kronenwetter and Two Rivers — offering more than 500,000 square feet of vertically integrated manufacturing capacity.

We specialize in precision tube bending and fabrication, hydraulic fluid transfer, wire forming, CNC machining, welding, and complete value-added assemblies, with in-house engineering support designed to optimize manufacturability and reduce total cost of ownership for our customers.

Backed by decades of hands-on experience, we invest continuously in advanced automation, robotic manufacturing, and skilled talent to stay ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. Our commitment is simple: deliver high-quality components and assemblies with the reliability, flexibility, and speed that today’s global OEMs demand.

At G3 Industries, your goals drive our innovation — because your success is our success.

Under the leadership of Jim Frings and backed by an experienced management team, G3 Industries is poised for future growth through outside acquisition of like-minded companies, joint-venture opportunities, and internal expansion.

Our criteria for potential outside acquisition includes:

• Specializing in machining, fabrication, and assembly
• Annual revenue: $10mm – $40mm
• Midwest headquarters
• Strategic partner to leading OEMs
• Seeking capital to grow

G3 Industries has earned its reputation as a national leader in wireforming, tube fabrication, value-add assemblies, and powder coat painting for a variety of market applications.  G3 employees take pride in exceeding customer expectations at every step along the way and are committed to delivering:

• Superior product quality through continuous improvement
• On-time delivery
• Competitive pricing
• Cost reductions through product and process innovations
• Total customer satisfaction
• Continual improvement of business management system
• Stewardship of our environment

How will you work with me if I have an expedite requirement?
G3 has the capability to take on your most challenging and urgent request and work closely with our engineering, tooling, and production teams to do whatever we can to meet your needs. In once recent example, G3 took on over 60 parts for a leading OEM in the outdoor power equipment industry. This customer needed our help due to a failed supplier. We were able to get them up and running successfully within just 6 weeks!

Does G3 manufacture their own tooling?
95% of all tooling used to manufacture parts at G3 is manufactured in house. G3’s substantial and well-managed tool inventory can reduce or eliminate tooling expense for most parts.

Does G3 provide design & engineering services?
While G3 is primarily a job shop, we do provide guidance on improving designs to reduce costs while meeting basic fit, form, and function requirements. Our applications engineers proactively seek opportunities for cost reduction and have saved our customers tens of thousands of dollars in some instances. Go ahead and send us a professionally drafted print, or even a sketch on a napkin, and we will work with your engineers to meet your design needs.

Is G3 ISO certified?
Yes, G3 is ISO 9001:2015 at our corporate facility in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin.

About the Program

G3 Industries is proud to offer the G3 Scholarship Award, designed to assist the children and grandchildren of the company’s employees achieve their goal of higher education. G3 aims to recognize and reward the achievements of our children today in order to better prepare them to become outstanding leaders tomorrow. As is true with all company programs, these awards will be granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability, or national origin.

Eligibility

Applicants must be dependent* children/stepchildren or grandchildren up to age 25 of regular G3 employees who have a minimum of one year of service with the company as of the application deadline.

* Dependent children are defined as natural and/or legally adopted children/stepchildren or grandchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled, in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational / technical school.

About the Award

• Up to two awards of $2,500 each will be granted each year.
• Financial need will be considered. If the top candidates are equivalent based on merit, financial information will be used to determine the recipients.
• Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
• Awards are for undergraduate study and will be applied toward tuition, books, fees, supplies, and/or room & board only.

Application

Interested students must complete an application and email it to hr@g3industries.com or mail it, along with a current transcript of grades to:

G3 Scholarship Committee
1450 Don’s Way, Kronenwetter, WI 54455

The application must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2025. To receive an application, contact the Human Resource Department or click here.

Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Online transcripts must include student’s name, school name, grades, number of credits, and term in which credits were taken. Grade reports are not acceptable. Applications are evaluated on the information supplied; therefore, it is important to answer all questions as completely as possible. All information received is considered confidential and is reviewed only by the G3 Scholarship Committee.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, statement of educational and career goals, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal. If the top candidates are equivalent based on merit, financial need will be used to determine the recipients.

Selection of recipients is made by the G3 Scholarship Committee. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Should a top applicant be a prior award recipient, the G3 Scholarship Committee may, in its discretion, award a non-equivalent candidate in the following circumstance: if, in the absence of the prior award recipient’s reapplication, the non-equivalent candidate would otherwise have been a first time recipient.

Payment of Scholarships

On behalf of the G3 Scholarship Committee, G3 will process scholarship awards. The check will be mailed to each recipient’s home address and will be made payable to the school for the student.

Obligations

Recipients have no obligation to G3 Industries. They are, however, required to notify G3 Scholarship Coordinator of any changes of address, school enrollment, or other relevant information and to supply the G3 Scholarship Committee with a complete transcript when requested.

Revisions

G3 Industries reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of the scholarship program and to make changes at any time, including termination of the program.

Additional Information

Contact the Human Resource Department at (715) 693-1450 ext. 338, with questions regarding the scholarship program or to receive an application. Questions regarding the scholarship program can also be addressed to:

The G3 Human Resource Department:
Lisa Chaplinski
1450 Don’s Way
Kronenwetter, WI  54455
(715) 693-1450 ext. 338

G3 Scholarship Announcement

G3 Industries will announce the scholarship recipients on the G3 website, in the local newspaper, and at company employee meetings.