Pro Mach Receives 2010 Green Award for Sustainable Packaging Machinery Solutions
June 15, 2010
Cincinnati, OH - Pro Mach was awarded the first ever 2010 Manny Green Award from Cincy Magazine this month for manufacturing initiatives and product innovations that helped customers improve package sustainability.
Three examples were highlighted during the award process. In the first example, Pro Mach's Fowler division, which manufactures capping equipment, collaborated with several major bottled water companies and multiple material vendors in a solution to package water using lightweight, thinner, smaller containers and caps. Fowler set up test packaging lines and engineered the capping machinery solution that allowed them to greatly reduce packaging material and maintain line speeds. One of these companies estimates they are using 1/3 less plastic, a reduction of more than 95 million pounds at a cost savings of more than $60 million. Comparable savings are also being achieved by the other producers.
In the second example, Pro Mach's Roberts PolyPro division was noted for producing 100% recyclable single and multi-pack handles for the beverage industry that average 5 to 35 percent less resin than alternative processes. In the third example, Pro Mach's Orion division developed a customized solution to help a fresh produce customer significantly reduce food product loss and damage during transit.
"We're honored to receive this recognition from Cincy Magazine," said Jack Aguero, Pro Mach Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development. "All of these sustainable initiatives have taken a team effort from customers, material suppliers, and our staff. Without the commitment of everyone involved we wouldn't have been successful."
About Roberts PolyPro
Roberts PolyPro provides innovative product packaging solutions for the food and beverage, paperboard packaging and textile markets. They manufacture innovative plastic solutions including bottle carriers, box handles, pour spouts, j-hooks and more to enhance the function of consumer packaging, as well as a complete line of standard and custom packaging machinery to both apply their plastic solutions and to help paperboard manufacturers increase efficiency, eliminate labor, reduce repetitive motion injuries, boost productivity and save money. The company is based in Charlotte, NC, and has helped many Fortune 500 companies launch successful new products. Roberts PolyPro is a division of Pro Mach, a Cincinnati, Ohio based provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies. Through three business units and related divisions, Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts in primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking.
For more information about Pro Mach visit our website at www.ProMachInc.com.
Media Contact:
Jack Aguero
513-831-8778, ext 423
jaguero@ProMachInc.com
