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Schneider Packaging Announces New President

BREWERTON, N.Y. (August 2017) - Schneider Packaging Equipment is proud to announce the promotion of Bob Brotzki to President.

Schneider Packaging Announces New President

"Bob's natural leadership skills, unique critical lens and diverse background have been invaluable to the company. We are enthusiastic and fortunate to have his energy, skills and experience in leading Schneider in our next stages of growth," said owner Rick Schneider. "We are excited to see him continue to exceed our customer's expectations and achieve outstanding results."

Brotzki will be taking over the role, formerly held by Schneider, who will continue to lead as CEO. Bob has continued to rise within the company since he began his career 1.5 years ago as Director of Sales and Marketing. He will be the third person to hold the position of President in the company's 47-year history and will oversee daily operations.


"Through 47 years of unique innovation, Schneider has become the worldwide leader in design, engineering, manufacture and installation of end of line packaging equipment," says Brotzki. "The Schneider team continues to innovate, and I am honored to facilitate the continuation of this trend as President."

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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 cost 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 Partner Network™? program. For more information, visit? https://www.schneiderpackaging.com/

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