Benchmark Automation Appoints Eric Cruse Midwest Regional Sales Engineer


Benchmark Automation manufactures high-quality conveyors, infeed, loading, stacking, and packaging equipment for the food and bakery industries.



ATHENS, Georgia – Benchmark Automation, powered by Pro Mach, announced today that Eric Cruse has been named the company’s new Midwest Regional Sales Engineer. He is responsible for accelerating the growth of Benchmark Automation equipment sales through close working relationships with manufacturers’ representatives and by developing new business opportunities throughout the Midwest.



Cruse comes to Benchmark Automation from Peerless Food Equipment where he held positions of increasing responsibility – rising from a controls engineer/project manager to Senior Service Manager, Director of Aftermarket Sales and Service, and most recently, to Regional Sales Director – Western Region. He holds a degree in electrical engineering with emphasis on controls and will be completing an MBA program at Indiana Wesleyan University later this year. Benchmark Automation, a member of the Pro Mach Material Handling Group, is a leading manufacturer of feeding, loading, and stacking solutions for food and baked goods producing customers.



“Eric has nearly 20 years of experience focused on industrial systems and spent the past decade serving customers in the baking industry,” said Vince Tamborello, Vice President and General Manager, Benchmark Automation. “He is the ideal person to represent our company in the Midwest. Eric not only has the technical skills and expertise required, but also a deep regard and dedication to service and responsiveness that spells the difference between a good sales engineer and a great one.”



For more information on Benchmark Automations high-quality conveyors, infeed, loading, stacking, and packaging equipment for the food and bakery industries call 706-208-0814. Visit www.benchmarkautomation.net.



About Benchmark Automation



Since 2001, Benchmark Automation has addressed the key concerns facing today's food manufacturers. Benchmark Automation’s packaging automation equipment is engineered for efficient, reliable operation and quick changeovers with minimal maintenance and sanitation required. The company’s professional, dependable service technicians and a complete inventory of spare parts ensure the highest possible uptime for its customers. www.benchmarkautomation.net



About Pro Mach



Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse companies. Through its brands, Pro Mach provides product packaging and processing equipment, PMMI certified training, installation, parts, and service in Bottling Capping, Primary Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Material Handling, Identification Tracking, and End-of-Line Packaging.



Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 500 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced equipment and integrated solution sets. Pro Mach is headquartered near Cincinnati, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. For more information about Pro Mach, visit www.ProMachInc.com.  

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