BW Packaging, a global leader in packaging machinery, today announced the creation of BW Filling & Closing, its new division which brings together the strengths of Barry-Wehmiller’s legacy filling and closing businesses, Pneumatic Scale Angelus and Synerlink. The newly combined business will work toward seamlessly integrating the legacy organizations’ products and services while also laying a foundation for additional benefits for its customers, including future improvements to its global support and services, and upholding the high standard of product quality its customers have come to expect.
The creation of BW Filling & Closing will unlock new potential for innovation with its combined product portfolio of Pneumatic Scale, Mateer and Hema fillers; Angelus, Continental/Closetech and Hema seamers; Arcil form-fill-seal (FFS) lines; Dairy Pack fill-seal (FS) lines; Burt labelers and Zepf Solutions change parts, container handling and storage solutions. Additionally, BW Filling & Closing will continue to support legacy brands from the former Pneumatic Scale Angelus and Synerlink organizations as part of its longstanding commitment to offering lifetime support for every solution.
"The creation of BW Filling & Closing allows us to purposefully align our teams to better meet the needs of our global customers with focused product value streams, set up to enable food and beverage manufacturers to win," said Rachana Creeth, Group President of BW Packaging.
To lead the new division, BW Packaging has appointed Greg Wolf as President of BW Filling & Closing. Wolf brings more than 30 years of global capital equipment and leadership experience to his new role. Previously, Wolf provided leadership for companies including John Bean Technologies (formerly FMC Technologies), Gerber Scientific, BHS Corrugated and Brown Machine Group, where he served as President and CEO.
"I am honored to lead this new organization, which has been created through the combination of two organizations with strong brands and legacies of success," said Wolf. "BW Filling & Closing is fortunate to have capable leaders and a talented team driving us towards even greater achievements in service of our customers and stakeholders."
Since the summer of 2023, Wolf has worked closely with Bill Morgan, former President of Pneumatic Scale Angelus, and Jean-Félix Lesueur, former President of Synerlink, to shape a single market-leading filling and closing business at Barry-Wehmiller. Morgan and Lesueur will serve in critical leadership roles within the new BW Filling & Closing organizations. Morgan will be the President of the four value streams, focusing on aligning products and optimizing performance across multiple manufacturing sites. Lesueur will be the Executive Vice President for the EMEA and APAC market teams, stewarding the commercial efforts in these regions.
"The entire BW Filling & Closing team is committed to leveraging both technical and commercial innovation to better serve our customers," said Wolf. "We are also planning investments in our global sales and service channels to drive growth and expand our reach."
BW Filling & Closing is one of three divisions — alongside BW Flexible Systems and BW Integrated Systems — which together comprise BW Packaging, Barry Wehmiller's packaging machinery group. With a global footprint spanning 25 countries, BW Packaging is distinguished by its commitment to the performance of its products, integration services, sustainable offerings and lifetime support for every solution.
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