By Cheryl Long
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“Nobody cares about the parts we make
until they don’t work. If you take one spring
that we sell for your automatic transmission
that’s worth less than a cent, less than one
penny a piece, and if that spring were to fail,
you are going to have to load your car on a
tow truck and walk home.” —TedWallbank,
President, Wallbank Manufacturing
T
he parts that Wallbank Manufac-
turing makes in the small town of
Plattsville in southwestern Ontario
are deceivingly simple yet vital to everyday
life. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a world
without springs and bolts. As simple as
bended wire and forged steel, these in-
dispensible parts can be found almost ev-
erywhere, whether it’s the watch you’re
wearing, the pen you’re holding or the car
you’re driving.
JULY 2015
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