Kylan Hastreiter, Vice President of Hastreiter Industries

PODCAST: From Hog Shed to Top Shop—The Evolution of a Family Business

ByDatanomix Team January 31, 2024October 22, 2026

Episode #5 of Manufacturing Mavericks

Manufacturing Mavericks podcast episode with Kylan Hastreiter of Hastreiter Industries, Marshfield, WI

Greg McHale interviews Kylan Hastreiter, President of Hastreiter Industries, located in Marshfield, WI. Kylan’s parents started the shop in the late 1980s in a hog shed with one Makino LeBlond lathe. Today, they specialize in complex parts for the aerospace industry and are a driving force in introducing young people in Wisconsin to manufacturing—even creating a makerspace for students at their facility.

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