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Lenze Americas Appoints Director of Engineering
Lenze, a leading global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, announces the appointment of Mark Collins as director of engineering for Lenze Americas.
Collins has worked with Lenze for over 25 years –- most recently, he served as manager of power electronics. In his new role, Collins leads the engineering department in supporting global inverter sales growth through product adaptation for the Americas’ marketplace, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing support.
“Over the years, Mark has made significant contributions to the engineering department enabling Lenze to provide optimal machine engineering solutions that meet our customers’ needs,” said Chuck Edwards, president of Lenze Americas. “Mark’s proven experience and expert knowledge has helped bring Lenze to the forefront in engineering.”
In addition, Collins will join the Lenze Americas business leadership team, “Mark has proven to be an innovator and key contributor at Lenze – he’s played a valuable role in our continued growth since joining the company in 1989,” added Edwards.
Prior to working with Lenze, Collins held positions with Textron and Cincinnati Milacron. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
About Lenze Americas
Lenze is a global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology. As a global specialist in Motion Centric Automation, we offer our customers products, drive solutions, complete automation systems, engineering services and tools from a single source. We are a leading provider of automation solutions to the packaging industry, and our other focus industries include automotive, material handling and logistics, robotics, and commercial pumps/fans. With a global network of engineers, sales representatives, and manufacturing facilities, Lenze is well-positioned to meet the motion control needs of customers worldwide. Lenze, the American subsidiary of Lenze SE of Germany, is headquartered in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, with an assembly and logistics center in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Corporate global headquarters are in Hamelin, Germany.
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Lenze Americas, based in Uxbridge, MA, is a subsidiary of Lenze SE in Germany, a global leader in industrial automation systems. Lenze Americas manufactures drives and motion control components including ultra-efficient general-purpose inverters, an innovative amplifier servo line, sophisticated servo automation systems, and robustly engineered gear motors and mechanical components. As a global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, Lenze products can be found in many industries including automotive, packaging, material handling, logistics, robotics and commercial equipment (pumps/fans).
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