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Uwe Keiter joins the Executive Committee of OMAC

10/03/2010

March 10, 2010

With the addition of Uwe Keiter, director of accounts of B & R Germany, the Omac (Organization for Machine Automation and Control) recognizes the efforts of this specialist in the packaging industry. Keiter will continue the steps taken by Markus Sandhöfner (of the Department for development of strategic business at B & R), replacing it as a representative of the technology providers in the Executive Committee of the Omac Packaging Workgroup (Heritage) working group.

The new task of Keiter will be the represent the interest of Europeans (end users, manufacturers of machinery and automation solutions) in the Executive Committee of an OMAC directed largely by Americans. You will have a key role in the elaboration and implementation of the Omac specifications. "For many companies in the packaging industry, the implementation of the specifications of Omac is an important part of the development of competitive solutions in machinery." "With its participation in the heritage, B & R has contributed for years to the establishment of global technology standards", explains Uwe Keiter. The main tasks of the members of the Executive Committee heritage include the adoption of new specifications and the development of strategies for the packaging sector. In addition also defined and revised specifications of Omac.

Founded in 1994, the Omac Packaging Workgroup provides a valuable platform for exchange between suppliers of technology in the packaging industry. The around 500 members that compose it, give the Organization global recognition in the area of automation and manufacture of machinery.