MADISON, WI – Ideal-Pak and PASE Group, business units of the Massman companies, announced a sales channel partnership with Ronchi America, a manufacturer of rotary filling systems. Under the new agreement, Ideal-Pak and PASE Group and DTM Packaging sales teams will offer Ronchi’s rotary filling systems to existing and new customers in the chemical, lubricant and food and beverage processing markets. This new partnership will introduce Ronchi America systems into numerous new markets and applications throughout the United States and Canada.

“Our sales teams will offer Ronchi’s full range of monoblock filling and capping systems,” said Russell Schlager, Ideal-Pak Director of Sales and Marketing. “But we will focus our main sales efforts on the Ronchi America EXACTA/R 18-Head Freestanding Rotary Filling Machine.”

     Built in Atlanta, Georgia the EXACTA rotary series filler features mass or magnetic flow meters for a precise fill of +/- 0.2 % or better, tool-less changeovers in 10 minutes or less and up to 18 fill heads delivering up to 300 bpm. In addition to these capabilities, the EXACTA/R and other Ronchi America systems are supported by a U.S.-based service team, locally stocked spare parts and a 12-week lead time.

Massman’s recent acquisition of DTM Packaging, a manufacturer of bottling, packaging and custom automation equipment, will also enable Ideal-Pak/PASE Group and DTM Packaging to offer line integration services for Ronchi America products.

For further information about the EXACTA/R or Ronchi America and its other filling systems, contact Russell Schlager, Director of Sales & Marketing, at 608/316.6324 or e-mail him at rschlager@ideal-pak.com.

Ideal-Pak^®, a Massman company, produces liquid filling machines that have become quality brands in the international paints and coatings, chemicals, lubricants, and food and beverage industries. Ideal-Pak Filling and Packaging Line Solutions enable companies to automate their operations and increase productivity. For further information about Ideal-Pak systems, visit the company web site at www.ideal-pak.com.

The PASE Group produces liquid filling machines that have become quality brands in the international paints and coatings, chemicals, lubricants, and food and beverage industries. PASE filling and packaging line solutions enable companies to automate their operations and increase productivity. DTM Packaging produces new and re-manufactured filling, capping and custom automation solutions. DTM’s Line Integration capabilities provide customers the opportunity to work with one highly experienced and responsive source for complete liquid bottling system engineering and equipment.

The Massman companies consist of Massman Automation Designs LLC, (Villard, Minnesota) EDL Packaging (Green Bay, Wisconsin), Ideal-Pak (Madison, Wisconsin), PASE Group (Eagan, Minnesota) and DTM Packaging (Hingham, Massachusetts).