Back in the 1940s, Nelson Ryzenga formed Ryzenga Welding and Steel Works in Holland, MI, working out of a small garage primarily making welding repairs for local farmers. By 1946, now taking on large-scale welding jobs, the business outgrew the garage. More and more, it was serving the agricultural-implement market. The company adopted a new name, Nelson Steel Products, Inc., in 1959, and through the 1960s the ag industry still constituted the lion’s share of work. Late in that decade, a U.S.
