Manufacturing Today Issue - 249 June 2026 | Page 216

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the Americas, particularly in demanding segments such as packaging, medical, closures, PET, and precision technical molding for data centers and drones. Even amid current market uncertainty and disruption, we are winning with customers and delivering systems throughout the Americas.
“ Our vision for this growth is built around four priorities: people, proximity, performance, and partnership. First, we cannot deliver Solutions Beyond Tomorrow without a great team today. We want to emulate Krones’ success in this regard. Krones was named a top place to work by USA Today in 2025 and again in 2026. We will continue investing to make Netstal the safest and most desirable place to work.
“ Second, we will take every opportunity to become closer to our customers, commercially, technically, and operationally, by strengthening our regional presence and capabilities. If our customers are down for any reason, we want to respond quickly and get them back into production as efficiently as possible.
“ Third, we are laser-focused on helping customers improve productivity, energy efficiency, precision, and total cost of ownership through our high-performance injection molding platforms.
“ Finally, we are expanding our already comprehensive value proposition to partner more meaningfully with our customers. This strategic pillar includes expanding lifecycle service, preventive and predictive maintenance, process optimization, fullscale refurbishment, spare-parts support, training, and greater production capability in the Americas.”
Despite complex operating environments shaped by tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory change, raw-material volatility, and supply chain challenges, Netstal is accelerating its growth in the Americas.“ The Krones relationship is already having a tangible impact on our growth, and
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