Acieta Names New President

Company president John Burg has stepped down 33 years after founding Automated Concepts, Inc., the company that would eventually grow into Acieta LLC (Council Bluffs, IA). Blake Consdorf has taken over as their new divisional president, while Burg will remain involved with the company in a different role.

“I will carry a new card that has the title ‘Founder’,” Burg said in a recent letter to the company announcing the change. “I will devote all of my time to helping our customers find better ways to make their products by lowering their part costs and increasing their productivity. I doubt you will notice much difference day to day, or in how decisions are made. We have already witnessed that Blake is a very capable leader and I know he is looking to all of you to take your contributions to a new level.”

Mick Estes, the general manager of Authorized System Integrator Group FANUC America Corporation (Rochester Hills, MI), lauded Burg’s work. “We have had the pleasure of working with John Burg for over 30 years. He is truly an industry leader, automation advocate, trusted advisor to his customers and friend,” noted Estes. “Over the years, John has not only helped his customers succeed, he has helped us reach new markets and applications. We look forward to working with him in his new role.”

When Automated Concepts opened for business on April 1, 1983, its facility was in Omaha and grew to have two locations on Nebraska Avenue before the current site. Eventually it moved into two primary facilities, with headquarters in Pewaukee, WI, and another plant in Council Bluffs. Both facilities remain in operation today. “This change in leadership is not cause for a lot of fanfare,” added Burg. “I plan to continue doing what I have spent most of my time doing since 1983.”

Consdorf has been with the company since 2007, moving from an initial role as the engineering manager to director of operations, and then becoming the vice president of operations and eventually the vice president of sales. He was then appointed as the executive vice president in September 2015.

Acieta is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc. (New York, NY) and a leader in industrial robotic system integration with a wide range of robotically automated solutions and services for the manufacturing industry. They have integrated more than 4,000 automation systems for customers across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. As part of their mission to be a true partner to its customer base, they are committed to solving challenges facing all manufacturers, like lowering costs and optimizing throughput. Serving many manufacturing segments, and will deliver the kind of cutting-edge automation that makes manufacturing businesses more efficient.

Mitsui USA was incorporated in 1966 in New York as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., (Tokyo, Japan), one of the most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment and service enterprises in the world, with 147 offices in 67 countries/regions.

www.acieta.com,   www.mitsui.com/us