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Schneider Packaging Equipment Names Bob Brotzki Chief Operating Officer

Schneider Packaging Equipment Names Bob Brotzki Chief Operating Officer

BREWERTON, N.Y. — Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., a leading manufacturer of end-of-line solutions for case packing, sealing and palletizing, today announced that Bob Brotzki has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Brotzki will bring leadership skills and an exceptional understanding of business to drive improvement and refinement of company processes. He previously served as director of sales and marketing.

"Bob's natural leadership skills and uniquely critical lens have been invaluable to our operations," said Rick Schneider, president of Schneider Packaging. "With his track record of success, we believe that this new position will better allow for his influence to be felt across the company."


"I look forward to transitioning into this new role," said Brotzki. "The Schneider team continues to innovate and I want to facilitate the continuation of this trend in any capacity I can."

Brotzki, a former NFL player, has been a part of the sales, operations and management teams at Yellow Freight/Precision Trucking and owned his own business, Penn Select Hardwoods. Brotzki holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Syracuse University, where he served as assistant athletic director for football player development.

About Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc.:
Schneider manufactures a complete line of robotic palletizing, case packers, tray packers, high performance random case sealers, specialty cartoning systems and integrated packaging solutions. Schneider is fully committed to delivering the most environmentally sustainable, intelligently designed solutions that offer the most efficient use of materials, energy, air and water, and provide real costs savings to end users. Schneider offers a variety of ancillary equipment such as case erectors, cartoners, conveyors, pallet dispensers, shuttle cars, automatic guided carts, and elevators that can be easily integrated with coding/labeling equipment, RFID/bar code scanners, weight checking and stretch or shrink wrapping equipment to provide a complete turnkey system solution.

Schneider is the first packaging equipment company to concurrently hold the titles RIA Certified Robot Integrator, FANUC Robotics Certified Servicing Integrator and Authorized Systems Integrator, and Machine Builder partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ program. For more information, visit www.schneiderpackaging.com.

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