Sentry Equipment plans to lean more on AI to support further growth, as the technology is expected to help address the company’s skilled labor concerns.
That’s according to Marcease Warren, vice president of manufacturing for the Oconomowoc-based industrial machinery company. It makes equipment for portable filtration, sample automation, coolant recycling and other processes.
In a recent interview, Warren said the nearly 100-year-old business has been struggling to find skilled workers to man its shop floors amid a competitive local labor market. It has about 200 employees overall with half located in Oconomowoc, he said.