Employee Owned Advantage Position Applied Engineering as a stable, employee-owned partner with a strong culture and long-term commitment. Use this to open conversations about collaborative engineering, retention of institutional knowledge, and consistent service quality across geographies.

Growth Footprint Highlight their expanding office network in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota plus remote locations as a go-to regional partner for mid-market manufacturers. Offer scalable engineering, IT, and manufacturing support to customers with distributed operations.

Digital Capabilities Leverage their tech stack and past projects to propose end-to-end digital transformation, including barcoding and ERP integration, design optimization, and custom programming. Target clients seeking automation, data capture, and workflow automation.

Awards & Reputation Use Prairie Business Magazine recognition for Best Places to Work as a trust signal to potential clients valuing proven workplace quality. Pair with case studies on cost reductions and quality improvements from design modifications.

Industry & Partnerships Capitalize on experience in industrial machinery, IT and printing services, and past partnerships (Unitrends, Bobcat). Propose joint solutions for backup/recovery planning, global access to digital libraries, and scalable IT/engineering services for OEMs and manufacturers.