Brian Hartwig has been promoted to chief operating officer for Schenck AccuRate Inc. His promotion is in line with the Schenck Process Group corporate structure of having two officers lead the company.

Hartwig will work with Dirk Maroske to set the company objectives and fulfill the responsibilities of managing the day to day operations for the company. Maroske has been with Schenck AccuRate since 2000 and has held the position of president & CEO for the last four years.

Hartwig has been operating as an interim second officer of the company since the end of February 2011. In the four years he has been with Schenck AccuRate, his responsibilities have included R&D engineering manager, director of engineering, and director of after-sales business.

“The success of Schenck Accurate stems from the dedication and tremendous skills of our people,” said Hartwig. “As such, I am excited to work alongside Dirk and our team here in Whitewater, WI. Our vision to further develop the organization as the dominant process equipment systems provider in our markets will be a challenging objective, but with our team I envision nothing short of great success.”

Schenck AccuRate is a leader in process equipment systems through the manufacture and supply of high-quality volumetric and gravimetric feeders, weigh feeders, flow meters, bulk bag discharging systems, alternative fuel feeding systems, and vibratory feeders. The company serves a diversified customer base across a wide range of industries including food, plastics, pet food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement, aggregate, gypsum, steel, and transport automation.

Schenck AccuRate is a subsidiary of Schenck Process, a 130-year-old company located in Darmstadt, Germany. The Schenck Process Group has global operations throughout North and South America, Europe, UK, China, Australia, India, Japan, and South Africa.

For more information, visit www.accuratefeeders.com.