07/30/2026
"Grantsburg is home to A major defense provider"
By Byron Higgin, Grantsburg Rotary
McNally Industries, a defense Manufacturing Company, located in Grantsburg, has become such a large part of defense department manufacturing that, "We have a $62 million backlog,” said Chief Operating Officer Jim Segelstrom.
A Grantsburg Rotarian himself, Segelstrom this week told Rotarians his company has 110 employees and is on solid financial ground after years of replacing and manufacturing systems parts for defense, including airplanes and helicopters.
McNally claims, “This is where engineering starts and quality is delivered.”
“We manufacture and support defense department programs,” said Segelstrom.
Among McNally’s specialties is manufacturing assembly and value
engineering complex precision machined components, mechanical hydraulic sub-systems and value-added engineering services.
“We support every phase of the operation including prototypes for new components, long-term partnerships to support full-rate production, assembly or testing.” Segelstrom said.
Many of the parts manufactured by McNally are used in combat vehicles, weapon systems and to replace parts on helicopters.
“We provide a unique capability with our customers to develop exceptional products to meet or exceed the mission requirements,” says information on the McNally website.
Some of =the products provided include:
*Technical date packages;
*Ordinance systems;
*Ammunition handling systems;
*Ground support systems and
*Mechanized cable pulling tools.
Whatever the need, from product design to solving individual challenges, McNally does it all.