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    Manufacturing Visibility 100 · Edition 2026
    #30

    Nicole Wolter

    President & CEO · HM Manufacturing (Wauconda, IL)

    Small and Mid-Size Shop Leaders
    Score 72/100
    New this year

    Why they're on the list

    President and CEO of HM Manufacturing, a precision power-transmission components job shop. Manufacturing Institute fellow and one of the most cited SMB manufacturing voices in the U.S.

    Editorial citation

    Nationally visible SMB precision manufacturing leader and workforce advocate.

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