please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2013 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message rytec corporation type private industry doors founded 1985 1 headquarters jackson wisconsin usa number of locations 50 including regional offices key people don grasso ceo products industrial high speed doors website http www.rytecdoors.com rytec corporation is an american manufacturer of high cycle high speed doors for industrial and commercial applications . headquartered in jackson wisconsin rytec is considered a north american leader in the development manufacture and sale of high performance doors . 2 3 contents 1 overview 2 recognition 3 references 4 external links overview edit in 1985 paul reilly jr. founded rytec corporation in addison illinois . under a license agreement with labex gmbh which later became a division of the h rmann group rytec manufactured and sold high speed folding doors in the united states . widespread adoption of this product in cold storage environments helped establish the viability of the high speed door concept in north america . in 1987 rytec moved to a larger facility on eagle drive in jackson wisconsin . several years later in 1990 rytec developed the first high speed rolling door that could withstand accidental impacts and reset without tools . donald p. grasso and fred l. turner purchased rytec corporation in 1994 . 4 in 1996 rytec built a new a facility on cedar parkway in jackson wisconsin which was subsequently expanded in 2001 and 2006 . 5 this expanded facility increased manufacturing capacity and included a research and development facility with a wind tunnel for door testing . 6 as of 2013 update don grasso is the principal shareholder chairman and ceo . recognition edit in 1994 the wisconsin society of professional engineers presented rytec with the governor s new products award . that same year the company received its first of 5 plant engineering magazine s product of the year awards for product innovation . 7 it was recognized in professional door dealer magazine s best of business poll as best high speed doors in 2010 2011 and 2012 ; best green products in 2011 ; and most innovative products in 2012 . 8 references edit rytec corporation . retrieved 13 january 2013 . gantenbein barry march 20 1996 . rytec opens its doors to tremendous growth . the daily news west bend wi . field service representative . retrieved 13 january 2013 . waterbury kathleen july 14 1994 . rytec buyers include mcdonald s turner . milwaukee sentinel . retrieved 12 december 2012 . opening new doors . milwaukee journal sentinel . oct 8 1996 . high performance doors by rytec corporation . bloomberg . retrieved 13 december 2012 . product of the year winners . plant engineering . professional door dealer s best of business poll . professional door dealer magazine . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rytec corporation & oldid 743850255 categories companies based in wisconsinmanufacturingsafety equipmenthidden categories orphaned articles from february 2013all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from january 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing potentially dated statements from 2013all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 16 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view