About HUI Manufacturing

Rapid Change

Ability to change rapidly based on our commitment to listen to our customer’s needs

Short Lead Times

Preserve your working capital by maintaining short lead times and just-in-time ordering.

Small-Mid Size Runs

Manufacture small to mid-size order runs at an average of 50 parts/order

Hiqh Quality

High quality standards and a robust quality management system centered around our customers and their end-users.

Cost-Reduction

Cost-reduction solutions to maximize your profits through design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) expertise.

Lasting Partnerships

We're more than a fabrication company. We partner with you to form a lasting relationship you can trust.

Our History

Founded in 1933, HUI originally started as a small appliance shop and would later evolve. Over the last century, HUI Manufacturing, Inc has grown into an industry leading ISO-certified contract manufacturer with expertise in sheet metal fabrication, design engineering, powder coating, and assembly. HUI specializes in product fabrication, serving industrial in the Midwest and medical customers around the globe.

In 1993, Kurt Bell purchased HUI and helped lead us into LEAN Manufacturing - bringing in a new era of agility and service to our customers. During this time, HUI also expanded into manufacturing custom carts for the medical device industry.  

Utilizing the principles of LEAN Manufacturing, HUI leveraged its team-based environment and begin to build a strong reputation for speed customer centric service . HUI then attained ISO 9001 Certification in 2011, and ISO 13485 Certification in 2014. 

In 2025, Kurt Bell announced his plans to transition towards retirement and ownership stakes were sold to three of HUI's career-tenured employees; Tim Jandrey, Brian Herman, and Ryan Arnold. Later that same year, Tim Jandrey was named as the company's new President. 

Tim Jandrey has been with HUI since 2003. He originally started on our shop floor. His end-to-end experience from production into operations and core leadership has created a renewed sense of inspiration that will allow HUI to write the next hundred years 

Original Household Utilities Inc signage at our manufacturing facility in Kiel, WI.

Our Business Divisions

Cultivating Growth & Success.

HUI’s evolution over the last century speaks to our ability to change rapidly based on our commitment to listen to our customers’ needs. In 1998, HUI began to reshape and build the company for the 21st century.  As we turned a mirror on ourselves, we began to ask very tough questions about our ability to be “different” in an increasingly fast-paced and shrinking world.

Internally, we realized that we had to make every effort possible to leverage our greatest resources: the people and culture of HUI. Externally, we emphasized the need to morph from a component supplier to a product development and supply partner. 

As these forces have matured and grown, and as we continue to improve and evolve, we now find ourselves with an empowered, motivated, agile, and exceptionally fast organization. At HUI, we measure our performance based on two simple factors: the success of our customers and the growth of our people. We look forward to partnering with your organization.

-Tim Jandrey, President