ProMach Expands Pharmaceutical Packaging Capabilities with Acquisition of NJM Packaging

May 02, 2016

Cincinnati, OH - ProMach, Inc. continues to expand its capabilities and strengthen its position in growing markets. The global integrated packaging solutions leader announced today it has acquired North American-based NJM Packaging, a leading single-source provider of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and personal care packaging machinery. The addition of NJM expands ProMach’s footprint in the growing pharmaceutical and contract packaging markets and advances its capabilities as an integrated solutions provider.

NJM, founded in 1915, provides state-of-the-art automated packaging and labeling solutions for multiple industries, but built its reputation as the preferred partner for many of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies and contract packagers. NJM Packaging is one of the five founding members of the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) in 1933 and has steadily expanded its capabilities and grown its business. Today, NJM is a worldwide leader in stand-alone solutions and integrated systems for packagers of solid dose and liquid pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, vitamins, and food supplements.

“We’re excited to welcome the NJM Packaging team to ProMach,” said Mark Anderson, ProMach President and CEO. “We anticipate continued strong growth in the pharmaceutical packaging machinery market and NJM is a well-established and highly respected brand that has been manufacturing proven solutions and providing experienced, high value customer support for over a century. NJM complements our strengths as an integrated solutions provider and helps us fill in gaps in our pharmaceutical product portfolio. We will invest in NJM so they can continue providing industry leading solutions and support to their customers."

Michel Lapierre will continue in his role as President of NJM Packaging, reporting directly to Anderson. NJM will maintain their strong distribution partnerships and continue their rapid growth in key markets by offering and supporting customers with the broadest range of packaging solutions to help them succeed in the marketplace.

“ProMach has an excellent reputation for investing in their brands and combining their unique strengths to better serve customers,” said Lapierre, “We are looking forward to working with the entire ProMach team to create additional value for our customers and create new opportunities to grow our business.”

ProMach is a premier packaging and processing machinery manufacturer and integrated system provider, with nearly 30 equipment brands sold throughout the world. ProMach manufactures and integrates solutions for the global filling, primary and secondary packaging, and labeling and coding segments. ProMach continues to grow rapidly with a global customer base and operations in North America, Mexico, and Europe.

To learn more about NJM Packaging, visit them online at www.NJMPackaging.com.

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Benchmark designs and manufactures high-performance, low-maintenance, easy-to-operate product handling systems for food and bakery manufacturers, including distribution systems, automatic cartoner infeeds, shuttle and disk feeders, stackers, mergers, tray loaders, and slug loaders. Benchmark also manufactures the Southern Packaging line of intermittent motion horizontal form fill seal pouch packaging systems and the KleenLine brand of sanitary product handling solutions. Benchmark is a product brand of ProMach, a global leader in packaging line solutions. As part of the ProMach Product Handling business line, Benchmark helps our packaging customers protect and grow the reputation and trust of their consumers. ProMach is performance, and the proof is in every package. Learn more about Benchmark at www.BenchmarkAutomation.net.

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