Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Green Bay, Wis., USA, a supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the global tissue, nonwovens, package printing, and envelope manufacturing industries, this week announced that Stefano Spinelli has joined the company’s North American-based operations from PCMC Italia, its operations in Lucca, Italy.

In his role as global product and applications leader, Spinelli will work with sales, engineering, and marketing to enable the company to further strengthen its foothold in the global tissue market. He joined PCMC Italia in 2010, where he served as the leader of research and development, and holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, robotics, and industrial automation from Pisa University. 

"We are very excited to welcome Stefano back to the U.S.," said Jason Hillsberg, sales director of tissue converting. "Having significant international experience, Stefano unifies our work between our Italian and North American teams, allowing us to provide truly the best global solutions." 

PCMC is part of Barry-Wehmiller, a growing global capital equipment and engineering solutions firm comprised of more than 80 acquired companies. As a result of the organic and acquisition growth strategy launched in 1987, Barry-Wehmiller has grown from a $20 million U.S.-based supplier into a $2+ billion global supplier of diversified industrial solutions serving a multitude of markets.

 

PCMC specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance converting machinery for the global tissue, nonwovens, package printing, and envelope manufacturing industries. Its comprehensive product offering includes rewinding, laminating, printing, embossing, perforating, and packaging equipment for tissue and towels; folding and converting machines; and a complete range of flexographic printing presses serving the flexible packaging, prime label, and carton converting industries. 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting, and paper converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $2+ billion organization with 11,000-plus team members united by a common belief—to use the power of business to build a better world. CEO Bob Chapman shares the story of the company’s transformation in his new book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family. More information is available online.