--- title: Cosmo DeNicola Companies News | Amtech Automation description: Amtech Automation | --- [![Cosmo DeNicola Companies](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/hubfs/FuturaMobility_Jan2017/images/CD-Logo.png)](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/) # Cosmo DeNicola Companies News Tuesday, December 14, 2021 [![](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/hubfs/image001.png) ](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/news/amtech-networks-with-leading-latin-american-packaging-companies) ## Amtech Networks with Leading Latin American Packaging Companies AICC, The Independent Packaging Association presented the AICC 2021 Mexico Meeting and 20thAnniversary celebration on November 17-19 in Monterrey, Mexico! Juan Javier Gonzalez, CEO of Cartro S.A.P.I.de C.V. in Mexico City and President of AICC Mexico encouraged the packaging manufacturers in attendance. The meeting featured “The Packaging X-perience”, a series of forums about the best practices of packaging, leading industry speakers, networking, social events and more. “I was able to meet with many companies a various sizes that were very enthused about our products”, stated Ricardo Martinez.   AICC diligently organized the in-person meeting in Monterrey. They worked closely with the hotel to ensure a safe environment for all members who attended the meeting. They followed the latest guidelines of social distancing, mask wearing and regular sanitation among other safety protocols. The hotel Camino Real has been recognized as a safe travel hotel by World Travel & Tourism Council.   The host city for the AICC 2021 Mexico Meeting is the beautiful and modern city of Monterrey. Monterrey is the third largest city in Mexico and the capital of the state of Nueco Leon. It is the commercial, industrial, educational, and transportation hub of northern Mexico, also it is third city in economic importance in Mexico.   The Meeting was held at the Camino Real Monterrey, located in Valle Oriente, one of the most exclusive areas in Monterrey.     - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Wednesday, September 29, 2021 [![](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/hubfs/AStackedLogo.png) ](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/news/peak-rock-capital-acquires-amtech-software) ## Peak Rock Capital Acquires Amtech Software Peak Rock Capital has struck the first deal of a new $2 billion private-equity fund with the acquisition of a software maker focused on the manufacturing sector. Fort Washington, Pa.- based Amtech LLC and New Futura Services LLC, collectively known as Amtech Software, provide enterprise resource planning software and technology services that help packaging companies and other manufacturers manage their businesses by integrating different parts of their operations. The company’s products are used by 245 customers and more than 750 manufacturing plants. Its tailored solutions enable manufactures to remain competitive in a fast-evolving industry, while also achieving operational excellence in areas including plant management, production planning, supply chain, sales and customer service. Amtech’s offerings provide a compelling value proposition to the full spectrum of manufacturers. Cosmo DeNicola, founder and CEO of Amtech, commented, “Over the past 40 years, the Amtech team and I have built and refined a differentiated software solution to optimize our customers’ manufacturing operations. Our team is proud of the success it has achieved to date and believes that Peak Rock is the ideal partner for our business as we undertake the next stage of growth. I am thrilled to continue as a shareholder in the Company and in my role as CEO.” Pete Leibman, Managing Director of Peak Rock, said, “Amtech represents an exciting opportunity to invest in a well-established software platform with a track record of providing significant value to its customers. This investment highlights Peak Rock’s continued commitment to investing in technology businesses that are leaders in their categories and that are well-positioned for further revenue growth. We look forward to working with the Company's management team to enhance the business and build on the legacy of the DeNicola family. We are confident that Amtech is an excellent platform for expansion, through continued investments in new product development and strategic add-on acquisitions.” Anthony DiSimone, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Rock, added, “This transaction further exemplifies Peak Rock’s technology investing strategy, which focuses on growing founder and family-owned businesses in the software and technology sector. We continue to seek technology platforms and acquisitions that we believe would benefit from our ability to drive rapid growth and performance improvement.” DC Advisory served as exclusive financial advisor to Peak Rock on this transaction. **ABOUT AMTECH SOFTWARE ** Founded in 1981, Amtech Software is a leading provider of manufacturing ERP software and technology solutions to the packaging and other manufacturing industries. Amtech’s fully integrated product suite of modules, multilingual and enterprise solutions provide a compelling value proposition to the full spectrum of manufacturers. Its software solutions serve over 245 customers at over 750 manufacturing plants in North America, Europe and Latin America. The company is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. **ABOUT PEAK ROCK CAPITAL ** Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and performance improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock’s real estate platform makes equity and debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive, growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please visit [www.peakrockcapital.com](http://www.peakrockcapital.com)         - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Friday, February 19, 2021 [![](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/hubfs/Amtech%20Automation.png) ](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/news/2021-connecting-the-shop-floor-with-the-top-floor) ## 2021 Connecting the Shop Floor with the Top Floor **Fort Washington, PA - **2020 was a challenging year for many businesses in our country.  However, the explosion of online shopping (and subsequent increased demand for packaging) resulted in a renewed focus on improving productivity and increasing uptime for many box makers.  This in turn sparked a large demand for our **ScoreKeeper Production Monitoring System**, for which we installed a record number of new customers (and machine centers) across the country.  **ScoreKeeper** is the most cost-effective, easiest to install, “out of the box” IIoT solution tailored to the packaging industry.  **Scorekeeper** provides a real live view of current production stats alongside detailed date-range analytics of setup, run, and down time.  For managers on the go, it offers an intuitive mobile application that can send alerts on a smartphone such as when a machine is down for a specified amount of time.  In addition to the large TV displays above machine centers, many plants are opting to put additional TV displays showing the status of multiple machines at once in areas like Maintenance, Production, and General Manager’s offices.   **THE YEAR AHEAD** In 2021 we are poised to meet the demand we are already seeing from businesses who want to measure and improve productivity and quality.  We will be introducing a **new business intelligence reporting and dashboard system** for **ScoreKeeper** that will dramatically enhance the existing reporting system and allow end users to create their own visualizations of production data.  We are also enhancing our **ScrapTrakker** system and launching it in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East (EMEA).  **ScrapTrakker** leverages scales at the baler and allows box plants to track waste by weight and associate it with user-defined reasons.  The system compares calculated waste from your financials (what you bought versus what you sold) to what you reported at the scales to help you identify sources of waste and focus improvement efforts on both closing the gap in reporting and fixing the reasons you create waste.   We continue to invest in our corrugator production control and quality control systems-**PCS and QCS.**  One such investment is an **enhanced reporting system** for all reports.  All customers on our Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) are eligible for the new reporting system at no additional cost.    We are enthusiastic about the future and look forward to continuing to provide our customers with leading-edge, plant floor automation solutions and services.  We come to work every day with one mission—connect the shop floor to the top floor—while delivering the results you demand and deserve.    If you would like to hear more about what Amtech Automation can do for your company, please contact us at [sales@amtechautomation.com](mailto:sales@amtechautomation.com) or visit us at [www.amtechautomation.com](http://www.amtechautomation.com/).       -   - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Tuesday, September 15, 2020 [![](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/hubfs/AStackedLogo.png) ](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/news/amtech-software-releases-automated-cost-modeling-tool) ## Amtech Software Releases Automated Cost Modeling Tool  Fort Washington, PA - With market conditions drastically changing and supply chains fluxing, it is vital for owners and mangers to be able to continually evaluate and quickly update their cost models.  **Inaccurate Costing Leads to Lost Business and Profits** With market conditions drastically changing and supply chains fluxing, it is vital for business owners and managers to be able to continually evaluate and quickly update their cost models.  By keeping costing accurate with regular reviews, businesses will remain competitive and profitable. This impactful tool provides our customers the ability to: - Quickly Adjust to Market/Volume Conditions - Utilize Flexible Cost Allocation Methods - Compare Multiple Models - Generate Profitable & Competitive Quotes - Identify & Eliminate Bad Business - Take Control of Costs Wether our customer is utilizing EnCore or Imaginera, owners and managers can become the resident costing expert for their business.  To schedule a demo contact:  Tracy Rowland-trowland@amtechsoftware.com To learn more visit: [Amtech Automated Performance Costing Solution](https://www.amtechsoftware.com/automated-performance-costing) -   - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Contact Us Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Email: [info@cosmodenicola.com](mailto:nscarantino@cosmodenicola.com) - [Privacy Statement](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/privacy) - [Terms Of Use](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/terms) - [Register](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/register.aspx?returnurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cosmodenicola.com%2fHome.aspx) - [Login](https://www.cosmodenicola.com/Login/tabid/133/Default.aspx?returnurl=%2f) Copyright 2018 by Cosmo DeNicola Companies