Design. Build. Innovate.
Established in May 1983, Con-Tek Machine has 40 years of experience designing and building custom equipment for polyurethane and reaction injection molding applications for almost all the major appliance, commercial food equipment, and HVAC manufacturers in the United States. Our machines make the refrigeration equipment behind the bar at popular establishments, in the kitchen of restaurants, or chilling the selection of food at local grocery stores. The cool air circulating an office during a hot summer day also likely came from an air conditioning unit that was made, in part, using our equipment.
Our Culture
At our core, we are a solutions-driven team comprised of self-starters who roll up our sleeves and work collaboratively to design, build, and innovate the right machine for our customers. We are a group of passionate people who are dedicated to serving our customers, knowing that our machines make a valuable and immediate impact on our customers’ business, products, and people. We value utilizing our employees’ talents to their full potential and support each other daily on a personal and professional level. Our work environment is built on strong morale and positivity, making it a place our employees are eager to come to and stay. We attribute our high employee retention to the thriving culture we have built since day one.
Work and Play
We believe work can be fun and rewarding. Life is short, do what you love with people you enjoy working alongside! A few of our favorite annual team activities include:
- Holiday parties
- Office chair races
- Paper airplane challenges
- Drive-something-cool to work day
- Monthly company lunches
- And many more!
A History of Innovation
Con-Tek Machine, Inc. was started in 1983 by former employees of Remmele Engineering. The original six partners brought with them over 75 years of combined experience in designing and building engineered to order machinery, specializing in urethane fixturing equipment. In the early days, Con-Tek focused on supplying polyurethane foaming fixtures to the food equipment manufacturers industry. This in turn led to work in cold storage panels and the appliance manufacturing industry. To this day Con-Tek is very proud of having worked with and continue to work with almost all of the major appliance and commercial food equipment manufacturers in the United States.
In the late eighties, Con-Tek broadened its base of business to include custom RIM clamps for reaction injection molding. Con-Tek clamps are used by companies all over North America for producing a variety of urethane molded parts such as steering wheels, instrument panels, snowmobile hoods, mountain bike handlebars, and a variety of other parts.
In the mid nineties Con-Tek began working with manufacturers of equipment built for the refrigerated transportation industry. Design and manufacturing innovations have uniquely positioned us as a world leader in this market. Our US patent for equipment to foam ISO reefer shipping containers and our work on producing In-Situ trailer foaming fixtures have clearly distinguished us from our national and international competitors.
Today, we are located in a 24,000 square foot facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.