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Standard-Knapp hires David Blankenship as field service engineer

Standard-Knapp has announced David Blankenship has been hired as a field service engineer to provide customer support and troubleshooting across the U.S.

With nearly 20 years of professional engineering and troubleshooting experience Blankenship will provide customer support for Standard-Knapp’s wide array of case, tray, and shrink packaging machinery. He will also provide both basic and advanced machinery training at customers’ facilities.

Previously, Blankenship served as a field service engineer and maintenance technician in the food, fluid processing, and other industries, working as an engineer, technician, and technical trainer. His breadth of experience with troubleshooting, repair, training, and customer service allows him to play an important role in the company’s ongoing mission to provide the highest level of support for their clients.

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