Factory tour…Kitchenaide

Still made in America, GreenvilleOhio to be exact.  They make hand mixers, blenders and the ice cream maker bowls but stand mixers are their main product.  It was surprising how much of their subassemblies they do on site.  The powder coating paint operation was cool too.  It was much more flexible than I have seen before.  Since mixers come in dozens of colors (expresso is the newest color…beautiful) they switch over about 12 times a day.  Very slick.

Zinc die castings are made in the US and the little motors are actually built here in the factory.  Perhaps if we were to investigate more closely we would see more foreign content but the story they spin on the tour is certainly a great one of American manufacturing.

We dodged a few towmotors and had to get used to safety glasses again.  The tour guide did a great job.  It is well worth the stop and the $5.

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