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Panther Systems announces Nick Mace Jr Process Control Specialist

Vancouver, WA – Panther Systems, provider of manufacturing intelligence solutions and quality control systems, announced the hiring of Nick Mace as Junior Process Control Specialist.

Mace joins Panther’s Professional Services team of engineers and technicians, which designs, installs and services quality control systems and other paper machine instrumentation and automation, including inline scanners, gauges, controllers and interfaces.

“We’re looking forward to what Nick Mace will bring to Professional Services at Panther,” said Ron Allworth, Professional Services Manager. “Nick is knowledgeable, and he understands the priorities of our customers.”

Nick graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Bioresource Science and Engineering and was part of the school’s paper-making program. He brings his experience of working Norpac’s paper mill in Longview, Washington, where he troubleshooted computer programs, supported mill trials and calibrated and tested gauges and sensors. Mace is based at Panther’s headquarters in Vancouver, Washington.

A native of Washington state, Mace was literally born into the pulp and paper industry. Nick’s mother is a process engineer at Nippon Dynawave Packaging, a liquid packaging board mill in Longview, Washington. His brother is a clarifier operator, and other members of his family are employed in pulp and paper.

Established in 1993, Panther Systems is heralded by pulp and paper experts as the leading provider of manufacturing intelligence solutions. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Panther Systems is known for MillTools, a suite of powerful purpose-specific software tools, used throughout the pulp and paper industry to manage orders and track products from office to mill floor to loading dock. The company’s other offerings include TestCentral and ProcessAnalyzer for paper laboratories, Panther QCS and Panther Dashboards. Visit panthersys.com for information or call 360-750-9783.

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