About Us
Palmer-Tech Services, Inc. is the largest can making equipment procurement services company in the industry. Founded in 1996, by Michael Palmer, BSME, who had previously worked 9 years for Coors Technologies developing new technologies for the can making industry.
PTS is a member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, International Metal Decorators Association, and founding member of the Latin American Can Makers Association.
Located in Chicago with offices in Sydney, Taipei, and San Paulo.
PTS has project managed and supported numerous projects world-wide. Highlights include:
- 1997 – Samwha, Korea
Managed procurement for all equipment and parts for aluminum can size change over in plant. - 1998 – Domingez Continental, Venezuela
Project Management and procurement for complete necking, flanging, and conveying of 202 necking system for aluminum can making line. - 2002 – Crown Cork, Mexico
Procured and supplied bodymaker speed up packages for can plant. - 2003 – Lotte Aluminum, Korea
Procured complete can plant plant overhaul. - 2003 – Ball Metal (Centrotampa), Brazil
Procured all tooling and parts for complete overhaul of end making facility. - 2004 – Crown Cork, Singapore
Procured new spray system for can making facility. - 2004 – Crown Cork, Vietnam
Procured new spray systems for can making facility. - 2004 – Great China Metal – Shanghai, China
Project managed and procured new 2000 CPM can decorator. - 2005 – Crown Cork, Malaysia
Procured new can trimmers for plant. - 2006 – La Costena, Mexico
Project Managed and procured complete end lining system for can making facility. - 2006 – Amcor, Australia
Project managed decorator inker speed up package for aluminum can making facility. - 2007 – Guangzhou MC Packaging, China
Project managed and procured new decorator system for can plant. - 2007 – Grupo Zapata, Mexico
Designed and manufactured new end making system for steel 603 diameter easy open production system.
Current customers include:
- Amcor Beverage Packaging – Australia and New Zealand
- Envases Aragua – Venezuela
- Ball Corporation – USA
- Can Pack SA – Poland
- Cerveceria Boliviana – Bolivia
- Crown Cork – Colombiana
- Crown Cork – Brazil
- Crown Cork – UAE
- Crown Cork – Mexico
- Crown Cork – China
- Crown Cork – Singapore
- Crown Cork – Vietnam
- Dominguez Continental – Venezuela
- DS Containers – USA
- Envases Universales - Mexico
- Envases Del Istmo – Panama
- Envases Y Tapas Modelo – Mexico
- Fabricas Monterrey – Mexico
- Great China Metal – Taiwan/China
- Grupo Zapata – Mexico
- Huadong United Can – China
- La Costena Conservera – Mexico
- Latapack –Ball – Brazil
- MC Packaging – Singapore
- Rexam South America – Brazil
- San Miguel Corp. – Philippines
- Shanghai United Can – China
- Superenvases Envalic – Venezuela
- Taiwan Can – Taiwan
- Tapon Corona – Mexico
- PT United Can – Indonesia
- Visy Packaging – Australia/New Zealand