Our History
Form Fill Seal Packaging Equipment Expert
Ron Crews is an equipment expert and leader in maximizing performance levels of automated packaging lines. He began his career in 1986 working the line and quickly moved up to operations management. His employers noticed his ability to fine-tune and improve packaging lines, reaching higher speeds, efficiencies and yields than had ever been seen before.
Ron was given the task to optimize packaging lines across the plant, and soon was part of an overall ERP taskforce to implement better control systems to support the improvements. Ron ascended to the position of plant manager after his tremendous success in plant wide productivity improvements. In this role, Ron was able to improve all aspects of the operation by developing systems and processes plant wide to support the new performance levels.
In 1998, Ron Crews founded Competitive Edge Opportunities Corporation (CEO Corp) so that he could use his deep knowledge and understanding of packaging equipment and the packaging process as well as operations management experience to improve performance levels for manufacturers and packagers across America. Over the years, he has worked on a variety of projects and equipment, helping businesses get their lines up and running fast, make start-ups of new products and lines meet and exceed expectations, plus reach higher productivity levels than customers thought possible.
In 2011, and after 13 years traveling throughout the country and helping hundreds of companies from contract packagers to brand name companies maximize their performance levels and building the technical bench strength on the production floors and in their maintenance departments, Ron Crews realized that packaging companies only had one option for purchasing additional packaging machinery which was to purchase new. The used equipment industry lacked in hands on experience and could not add value to the packaging companies. So essentially buying used equipment was buyer beware. Ron Crews decided to remodel High Performance Packaging to be the first full service used equipment dealer with OEM technical capabilities. Since then, packaging companies have had a better option to purchase used rebuilt packaging machinery designed and modified to their application needs. Today, High Performance Packaging is the leader in providing used equipment with OEM technical capabilities and maximizing performance levels at the same time.
Currently, Ron is the President of High Performance Packaging Group, a division of CEO Corp. At High Performance Packaging, Ron oversees our technical services group and works closely with clients to help them reach and maintain PEAK℠ performance levels with their existing equipment. Ron’s entire focus is to provide quality new and used packaging equipment coupled with unsurpassed technical services backed by 35 years of proven results. The combination of these two elements positions our clients to reach the highest, most reliable productivity levels possible. Ron also conducts regular on-site training sessions for High Performance Packaging customers to ensure the skill level of machine operators and maintenance personnel is consistent with the level of expertise required to support higher levels of productivity on their sophisticated packaging equipment.
Ron’s greatest asset to me as a production supervisor is the way he can bring complicated engineering/maintenance level concepts down to a level the layperson can easily understand. His knowledge of the equipment is impressive, he can navigate a menu or program, largely from memory, sitting in an office discussing a project 50 yards from the production floor.
Cole HuartRon is an insightful technician and analyst with a persistent mindset to achieve excellence. He has acute attention to detail and works diligently until his customers are completely satisfied. I would recommend Ron to any packaging division that wants to yield maximum performance from their equipment.
Michelle LanternRon has provided us with outstanding service on our equipment whenever we have needed him. He makes us his top priority and his knowledge of the equipment is second to none.
Aron Gordon