Dan Capell named Western Regional Sales Manager for Axon, a division of Pro Mach

January 30, 2006

ANAHEIM, CA - Axon, a division of Pro Mach, has named Dan Capell Western Regional Sales Manager, effective January 2, 2006.

Mr. Capell will serve existing customers and develop new relationships throughout the western United States for the Raleigh, North Carolina-based Axon. Mr. Capell has more than 25 years experience in the packaging industry in sales, customer development and brand management. He joins Axon from Berry-Wehmiller, Trine/Accraply division in California, where he was Western Regional Manager.

"We're pleased to have Dan on board," said Bud Lane, President of Pro Mach's Primary Packaging Business Unit. "He has a proven track record of sales success and customer relationship experience. We are confident that he will serve our customers well and further differentiate Axon as the supplier of choice for heat shrink labeling, tamper-evident banding, and stretch sleeving equipment."

A wide range of consumer and industrial companies around the world depend on Axon systems to seal, protect, and sleeve-label their products.

About Pro Mach

Pro Mach is a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies. Through three business units and related divisions, Pro Mach provides equipment, training, installation, and parts in primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and identification and tracking.

Pro Mach has a diverse customer base, from Fortune 200 companies to smaller, privately-held businesses worldwide, which depend on reliable, flexible, technologically advanced packaging equipment and integrated solution sets. Pro Mach is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout the United States and Canada.

Pro Mach is an Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC portfolio company. Odyssey is a leading middle-market private equity fund with approximately $1.0 billion under management. Areas of investment focus for Odyssey include industrial, aerospace, business and financial services as well as route-based services.

For more information about Pro Mach visit our website at www.ProMachInc.com.

Media Contact:
Brent Meyer
513.831.8778, ex. 437
bmeyer@ProMachInc.com



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