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Seriously? I think it's pretty interesting and in no way is it intimidating. I'm proud of what I do and find it interesting that someone else is interested - I think it adds a bit of human interest to the forums.

I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and almost a double major as Electrical Engineer, this after investing two years as a music major (Jazz Studies - saxophone). I am currently the Aftermarket Sales Manager for Hartness International and run a small and very hardworking international sales group that has been growing 36% in annual sales for each of the last two years. I've been a designer, Product Manager, Field Service Manager, and led a Lean Process Manufacturing group for a short while.

For the most part of the last year, I feel like my avatar at work.


Jake,

I am also a mechanical engineer and I currently work as a manufacturer's rep specializing in dry bulk material handling solutions. Looks like you do a lot of package handling. I just checked out your website and chuckled. I recently sold and started up a Fuji robotic palletizer being fed by a Haver vertical form-fill-seal machine for a customer packaging and palletizing 25 kg bags of plastic resins for overseas customers. Just love that robot, seems human to me!

Bob Hodges

To anyone else, I'm sure that reply sounding like gibberish! I've had some contact with Fuji but mostly with their aseptic fillers...worked extensively with Tetra Pak through Hartness for several years.

Ooohhhh, the robots are amazing. We have partnered with a company out of Australia (Visy) and have a robotic palletizing and packaging engineering group in our Greenville facility. In just two years, we're already the 4th largest GE Fanuc integrator in the US. I don't have much business interaction with them yet but occasionally, when they are wrapping up a big project, I'll sit and watch robots during lunch. The reliability and range of capabilities are really amazing.

Jake Kohl