Brookfield Company Earns State Honor for Educational Focus

A Brookfield company already acknowledged by Gov. Scott Walker for its growth is now being recognized by State Superintendent Tony Evers for an educational partnership.

Trace-A-Matic is receiving one of nine 2013 Business Friends of Education awards from the state. The awards “recognize projects that collaborate in educating students and providing critical career readiness skills,” according to a release.

The company, which specializes in integrated precision machining, has developed partnerships with Elmbrook School District and Waukesha County Technical College, according to the announcement of the award. Bryan Orbst, the company’s human resources corporate recruiter, organizes and works at career fairs, speaks at the Manufacturing Summit and to parents about the importance of manufacturing careers, and interviews high school students for Youth Apprenticeship positions at Trace-A-Matic.

The governor toured Trace-A-Matic last April, when the company had just purchased its fifth Brookfield facility and continued to add jobs.

Founded in 1968 in Milwaukee and relocated to Brookfield in the mid-1970s, Trace-A-Matic Corp. produces highly engineered machined parts and assemblies for other manufacturing companies in industries such as mining, hydraulics, military, aerospace, medical and construction.