Twenty years ago, when Shawn Hall was looking to relocate from Los Angles back to Massachusetts, mk North America was a small seven-person company operating out of a warehouse in Simsbury, Connecticut. Hall was looking for a company that would provide stability and the means to move back home. mk was looking for a talented, mechanically and electrically-inclined individual to work on assembling standard conveyors, their fastest growing product line at the time. Hall was introduced to the ownership and management from a friend who already worked at mk, and ever since Hall has been a dedicated employee.
Recently I had a chance to sit down and talk with Hall and mk’s management about Hall’s tenure with the company.
mk North America is a member of the mk Technology Group; it's founding company, Maschinenbau Kitz GHmbH, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. We have this commemorative post from them to share.
50 Years of Passion for Technology
The year 1966 witnessed it all: The Beatles coming together for the last time, the “Wembley goal” during the World Cup Final, and the premiere of Star Trek. And in Troisdorf (Germany), Hans-Josef Kitz was laying the foundation of his own mechanical engineering company. “’Passion for technology’ had been his motive,” recalls his son Stephan Kitz, managing director of that company today: mk Technology Group. He went on to further describe his father as an “extremely creative and talented designer.” Products made in Germany are unsurpassed in their reputation for their high technical quality; Hans Kitz also shared this passion.
mk North America revamps its VersaMove brochure to include in-depth technical specifications and information about the various system upgrades and improvements.
Left to Right: Manuel Plagemann, Sylvia Schaefer, and Chris Peters
mk North America strives to be a company that hires and retains the best employees. mk firmly believes in promoting from within. With mk’s unique product offering that crosses four different core business models, having employees that are familiar with the mk product and are well versed in industrial and engineering standards is a must. Combined with mk’s focus on providing the best customer service experience mk looks for a well rounded employee, able to develop their knowledge of mk products while furthering their education and personal development.
mk North America, an industry leading provider in conveyor solutions continues to innovate the food and pharmaceutical industries with its CleanMove line of products, originally introduced to the market in February 2015. Acting as the latest in a long line of developments from mk, CleanMove is a full sanitary stainless steel conveyor product line.
