Interpak was created in 1992 after Mark Schmissrauter visited the Interpack Exhibition Show in Dusseldorf, Germany. Mark had a vision of bringing machinery into areas which fit his family’s printing and packaging business.
Following the Interpack Exhibition, a partnership was born between Interpak and Adolf Illig Maschinenbau GmbH, a blister packaging and thermoforming giant located in Heilbronn, Germany. With little more than a handshake between Mark and Wolfgang Illig, Mark came back to the US and began to sell Illig equipment.
After Mark’s first couple of orders, his customers showed interest in more automation and end packaging. With requests for automatic loading systems for Illig lines and automated case packing after the Illig lines, Mark once again searched for the perfect partner.
The search was over in 1994, in the small town of Remshalden, Germany (outside Stuttgart) when Mark met Hans Paal. Paal Verpackungsmachinen a small yet talented company was being taken to the next level by the second generation of ownership lead by Claus Paal. Mark believed Claus and his company would be able to fill Interpak’s need for automation and end of line packaging machinery. Today Paal leads the world in packaging automation equipment and innovations.
Interpak continues its successful and healthy relationship with Paal Verpackungsmachinen and Adolf Illig Machinenbau.We strive to continually exceed our customers’ expectations, therefore, Interpak chooses to solely represent these two outstanding companies.
In 2003, Jeff Cowart became part of the Interpak family, heading up project management and sales.
To date Interpak has installed over 200 automated packaging lines and continues to grow.
Mark Schmissrauter
President
Jeff Cowart
Sales Engineer